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Roger Goodell quite succinct Wednesday when asked about the Commanders

Goodell was brief and direct regarding the Commanders.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was asked about the Washington Commanders a couple of times Wednesday during his Super Bowl week press conference.

Goodell was asked about the potential sale of the Commanders by longtime majority owner Daniel Snyder. Goodell was quite concise and succinct regarding the Commanders and Snyder today. In both questions, he replied in a “just the facts, ma’am” manner and moved right along.

Regarding the Mary Jo White investigation into the toxic workplace environment of the then-Washington Redskins, Goodell replied,

“Mary Jo White, as I have said many times to you, there is no timeline given to Mary Jo White,” he said. “She is authorized to work independently. There is no timeline for her to come to any conclusions. When she does that, she will let me know, and we will let the public know at that point in time.

“As far as the process, the Commanders are under a process that is their process; ultimately, if they (the Snyders) reach a conclusion and have someone join the ownership group or buy the team entirely, that’s something the ownership will look at.”

The prevailing theory amongst skeptics (of the NFL) is that the Mary Jo White investigation will not actually be brought to the light of the public eye. The thinking is that Snyder was told by fellow owners his time is done, the damage is done, and he must go.

Snyder suddenly did not come to Commanders games, did not attend the Sonny Jurgensen day, is said to be moving to the UK, has put his Potomac, Md. home up for sale for a mere $49 million, and is entertaining offers for the franchise.

Thus, it could be that once he sells the team, the Mary Jo White investigation will quietly fade away into the night, and thus the contents of the report will be kept from the public.

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell comments on Snyder, Irsay

Roger Goodell cautioned against speculation until the completion of the NFL’s investigation into Daniel Snyder and the Commanders.

It was a busy day at the NFL owner’s meetings on Tuesday, and it had nothing to do with rule changes. Instead, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay made headlines when he spoke with the media on Tuesday afternoon, discussing Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder.

“I believe there’s merit to remove him as owner,” Irsay said of Snyder.

Not only did Irsay say he believed there was merit to removing Snyder as owner, but he also said he believed the league could “potentially” get the necessary 24 votes to force Snyder out. Irsay also said, “we’re not gonna vote today.”

A spokesperson for Snyder immediately sent the following response to Irsay.

Next, everyone wanted to hear from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who offered the following comments on the matter:

“It’s an ongoing investigation,” Goodell said, according to Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports. “There were no internal reports. We have not gotten into reports. We do not provide any because we do not have them. When Mary Jo White is done with her investigation, we will share that with the membership and share it publicly, as we’ve committed to before.”

Goodell cautioned against speculation.

“Speculation without facts is not a very positive thing to do,” he said. “I think everyone deserves to have facts and to make sure those decisions are made with facts. And the membership will have that opportunity.”

Finally, Goodell was asked if he was surprised or upset that Irsay broke ranks, so to speak.

“No, how do you like that?” Goodell replied.

Goodell handled this in the best way possible. He didn’t come out and take a side. That’s important. However, it is interesting his reply when asked if he was surprised about Irsay’s comments.

We included the link to Washington’s reply to Irsay, but Snyder also sent a letter to fellow owners Tuesday.