We knew things would get interesting regarding the potential sale of the Washington Commanders once the Super Bowl ended. While the first week was slow, business has picked up over the last several days.
There have been multiple new reports recently, from owner Dan Snyder locking out Amazon founder Jeff Bezos from bidding to him telling saying he may not sell if he doesn’t get $6 billion.
On Monday afternoon, Mark Maske, Nicki Jhabvala and Liz Clarke of The Washington Post reported that Snyder wants the NFL and fellow owners to indemnify him against future legal liability and costs if he sells the Commanders.
Snyder threatened to sue if the indemnification condition isn’t met, which angered other owners and allegedly renewed the discussion for them to vote to remove him as Washington’s owner.
“He wants indemnification if he sells,” one of those people said, adding that the owners regard the demand as “ridiculous” and “absurd” and believe Snyder should provide legal indemnification to the other owners for any legal claims that may arise from his and the team’s actions.
The owners “definitely” would move toward a vote to remove Snyder from ownership of his team if he does not sell the franchise, that person said. Such a vote would require support by at least three-quarters of the owners. The other person who confirmed Snyder’s demands added that the dispute “could get messy.”
Per The Post, the Commanders and the NFL declined to comment.
Included in the report, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is attempting to convince Snyder to sell the team to prevent any further issues between Snyder and the league.
This comes after it was revealed that Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta recently placed a bid on the Commanders, joining Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils owner Josh Harris as known bidders.
We’ll continue to follow this story.