Tag: PFT host Mike Florio

Florio: Commanders make the most sense for Lamar Jackson

Florio continues to link the Commanders, mainly because of owner Dan Snyder, to Lamar Jackson.

One NFL football commentator believes the Commanders make the most sense for quarterback Lamar Jackson.

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio tweeted the following Thursday:

Notice that, according to Florio, the Commanders would not simply be a good place for Jackson. He also didn’t say the Commanders would be one of the better locations for Jackson. No, Florio went as far as saying the Commanders are clearly the one place, making the most sense for Jackson.

Oh, and not for a stated reason, not for one overwhelming reason, but for various reasons (plural) and on multiple levels.

Florio’s apparent major reason in his article would make the most sense was not Ron Rivera as head coach. Nor was it Eric Bieniemy as the new offensive coordinator. Brian Robinson, Jr, Antonio Gibson, Terry McLaurin, Curtis Samuel and Jahan Dotson were not listed as reasons either.

No, the major reason for Jackson to become a Commander, according to Florio, is outgoing owner Daniel Snyder himself. Even more, the reason is not that Snyder likes to spend money acquiring NFL players (which he does).

For Florio, the overwhelming reason to make Lamar Jackson a Washington Commander is that Florio believes Daniel Snyder to be a big enough jerk to stick it to the team on his way out, putting them in deep cap trouble.

Florio even suggests Mr. Snyder would be ornery enough to actually guarantee the entire deal, knowing he would not be the one picking up the bill. Such a move would erect a new bar surpassing that of the ridiculous Cleveland deal for Deshaun Watson.

It’s understanding that Florio has often spoken in opposition to the antics and behavior of Daniel Snyder. Frankly, who hasn’t had sufficient cause?

Florio can be often entertaining, but here, it might be Florio’s ever-present dislike for Snyder appearing to be driving that train.

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Daniel Snyder was the talk of Grant and Danny Wednesday

Seth Wickersham, John Ourand and Mike Florio were among those who discussed the Daniel Snyder news Wednesday.

“Grant and Danny” of 106.7 The Fan hit the jackpot Wednesday. Their show revolved around the Daniel Snyder announcement of potentially selling some or all of the Commanders.

Guests for Grant and Danny included ESPN’s Seth Wickersham, John Ourand of Sports Business Journal, Lisa Banks of Katz, Marshall and Banks, Virginia State Senator Jeremy McPike, the Washington Post’s Barry Svurluga, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton, Richmond Times Dispatch’s Michael Phillips. They also had former Washington QB Kirk Cousins as well.

Of course, Cousins was there to talk football, and all of the rest were ready to talk Daniel Snyder.

Wickersham believes today was a monumental day because not only did Snyder make the move with Bank of America, but the team also clarified even more that they are exploring all options. Translated, they sent out an invitation to billionaires to place their opening bid, and let’s see where this goes.

Florio, who has certainly been no fan or supporter of Snyder, shared he had an exchange with an NFL insider. “When I sent that statement to somebody who knows how the NFL sausage gets made, who’s intimately involved in league matters, the reaction was ‘this statement says if we get the number we like, we’re the selling the team’.”

Paulsen was willing to say what any NFL ownership would most likely never wish to have known. Paulsen stated confidently, “To me this all but confirms the team needs money. They need an injection of cash. But who in their right mind with that kind of money would ever be a minority partner for the Snyders? His only hope would be to try to get a well-liked celebrity to buy in and be front facing.”

Space does not permit here, but might it suffice to say, for now, money does not buy happiness? The Snyders are billionaire owners of an NFL franchise. Yet, consider all of the losing of games, the losing of the fan base, the past few years of investigations, bad press and being despised and wished gone by virtually every single fan of the franchise.

With all of that, perhaps might the Snyders now simply want to sell out and live a quiet, peaceful life in luxurious wealth?

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Daniel Snyder’s attorney: Tiffani Johnston’s allegations are false

Snyder’s attorney was a guest on Pro Football Talk.

Daniel Snyder’s attorney proclaims that Tiffani Johnston’s allegations are false.

Commanders owner Daniel Snyder’s legal representative John Brownlee explained his perspective as a guest Thursday on Pro Football Talk hosted by Mike Florio.

Citing that Johnston has shifted her timeline, results in questioning the integrity of her allegations. He also stated at first she did not say where this had transpired and later that it was a restaurant in DC. He also questioned her honesty in stating she had not told anyone about it, yet Brownlee claims they have her declaring in a Facebook post a year earlier, other employees had also been guilty of sexual harassment towards her.

Brownlee of (Holland and Knight) explained he has been hired to assess former employee and cheerleader Tiffani Johnston’s allegations of Snyder’s inappropriate behavior towards her personally.

Secondly, Brownlee conveyed he is also investigating allegations made by former employee Jason Friedman.  He believes he has found discrepancies in Friedman’s testimony as well.

“We feel pretty good about where we are,” regarding the evidences related to these allegations against Snyder.

Brownlee also confirmed Mary Jo White hired by the NFL to investigate, has not yet interviewed Snyder. He also reminded Florio that Snyder’s deposition before Congress lasted 11 hours and that Snyder answered every question.

Regarding the ESPN story from two weeks ago against Snyder, Brownlee responded, the sources were anonymous, allegations false, and two weeks later, there has been no corroborating evidence presented.

Concerning allegations Snyder has hired investigators to dig up dirt on other NFL owners, Brownlee said he has yet to see the slightest evidence of this being true.

Florio pointed to Snyder’s letter to fellow NFL owners last week, citing Snyder’s use of “malice,” suggesting it may indicate future litigation by Snyder against ESPN because of that story.

Brownlee pointed out that Snyder prevailed against allegations he had been associated with Jeffrey Epstein, had been paying off NFL officials, and doing drugs. Washington fans may recall as a result, Dwight Schar was banned from future NFL ownership.

Florio questioned that if all of this is a big smear campaign against Snyder, then who is behind this effort? Brownlee pointed to Congress wanting Snyder to sell the team when the NFL is not within their jurisdiction and the Katz and Banks law firm that has represented some of the cheerleaders and employees of the team in the past.

Brownlee did concede that the Washington workplace was a toxic environment a few years ago, the investigation revealing such. He also clarified that Snyder was not officially suspended, agreeing to remove himself from the day-to-day operations until November 1. Thus Tanya Snyder has been the primary representative and voice of the team during the interim.

Florio inquired regarding the emails given to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Brownlee stated he had in fact viewed those emails between Jon Gruden and Bruce Allen, calling them “shocking, quite disappointing.”

He also adamantly denied Daniel Snyder had sent those emails. “I have zero evidence that anyone connected with the team did this, zero.” Brownlee also cited that after the NFL’s Beth Wilkinson investigation and decision; it would have been against the team’s interest for anyone with the team to go back and leak those emails.

Johnston alleges Snyder at a dinner, inappropriately placed his hand on her leg and that following the dinner also attempted to pull her into an automobile with him.