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Is Dan Snyder Done As Washington’s NFL Owner?

ESPN Daily

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

NFL ownership is one of the most exclusive, fiercely protected clubs imaginable. There is no American sport as profitable or as visible as the NFL, and there are only 32 teams — 32 pieces of the most valuable real estate in American culture… each of them worth billions of dollars. Which means that entering this club requires another powerful person to want to leave. Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, you may have noticed, does not want to go anywhere. But, today, ESPN’s Don Van Natta breaks news about how the most controversial owner in football has been fighting, in secret, to keep his Washington Commanders. And he brings us deep inside the viciously guarded club that may finally want him out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Don Van Nade, a three time Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter.

0:05.4

What should we know at the very top here about the owner of the Washington commanders,

0:09.5

Dan Snyder?

0:10.5

Well, Dan Snyder does this thing when he feels cornered.

0:16.6

He paces around in a hotel suite or on his super yacht or in his $48 million Virginia

0:22.8

estate.

0:23.8

He has a drink in his hand and he tells members of his inner circle about the dirt.

0:28.9

He is accumulated on fellow owners, coaches, executives, even his own employees.

0:36.8

All this stuff he's learned from other sources, including private investigative firms that

0:41.7

he has hired through his law firms.

0:44.5

Now, he never says exactly what he knows, only that he knows a lot.

0:50.4

And recently he's told a close associate he's gathered enough secrets to blow up several

0:55.4

NFL owners, members of the League office, and even Commissioner Roger Gidell.

1:00.7

Wait, oh, blow up.

1:02.5

I mean, you're describing a literally explosive allegation done.

1:07.5

It is explosive.

1:08.9

And Snyder has used explosive language with his confidence around him.

1:14.3

He has told people they can't f*** with me about the owners.

1:20.0

The reason he says that is because he has enough secrets to blow them up and he would

1:26.5

do it if forced to give up his beloved franchise.

1:32.4

Another thing he says Pablo is, the NFL is a mafia.

1:36.3

All the owners hate each other.

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