The Commander-in-Chief was perhaps the biggest feel-good redemption story in the NFL this season, but former owner Dan Snyder doesn't feel good about Washington's surprise advance to Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the Eagles. Or wasn't particularly redeemed.
“He hates it,” a Snyder associate who recently dined with him in London told colleagues, According to ESPN.
The 60-year-old Snyder's tumultuous ownership tenure, which began in 1999, was plagued by poor results on the field and its various scandals.
He was pressured into selling the commander by other league owners to a group led by Josh Harris in a deal that was ratified in June 2023.
An NFL investigation found a “toxic” and “highly professional” work environment under Snyder that featured allegations of bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment, and the league awarded the franchise $10 million.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee also determined in a separate investigation that the franchise and the NFL covered up years of sexual misconduct within the organization.
The team also missed the playoffs 18 times in Snyder's 24 seasons and did not win a postseason game in nearly 20 years starting in 2005.
The Commanders have not reached the Super Bowl since the 1991-92 campaign.
Snyder, who currently lives primarily in London, declined to be interviewed by ESPN for a feature article posted on its website Saturday morning.
Snyder also resisted changing the team's nickname for years, until retail chains threatened to stop selling team merchandise, and stadium sponsor FedEx said that if the previous name and logo were not changed, threatened to end the relationship.
The team was rebranded as the Washington Football Team in 2020 before changing its name to the manager for the 2022 season.
After the sale to Harris Group, the NFL slapped an additional $60 million fine on Snyder after an independent investigation.
Now, all Snyder can do is watch the franchise thrive without him.
