Dan Snyder has agreed to sell the Washington Commanders. Unless something changes.
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, left, arrives with new head coach Ron Rivera for a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in Ashburn, Va. For now, the news has been greeted with
Meanwhile, Commanders head coach Ron Rivera is at least relieved to see an agreement has finally been made, after years of the franchise's state of limbo.for the emotions inside the Commanders' headquarters as news of the sale broke Thursday, Rivera said the vibe was positive:"It really seemed like a load was lifted, because everybody was on pins and needles for the last couple of months," Rivera said, reflecting on the reaction.
It might be a stretch to take those quotes as proof positive that Snyder was loathed by the people in the building, as they are likely more indicative of the anxiety that always comes with an NFL ownership change, especially when the ownerNew owners — in this case a group led by Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils owner Josh Harris — frequently rework their team's front office upon arrival, sometimes all the way up the head coach .
However, it's not like Rivera is praising Snyder on his way out. From the Commanders' results on the field to its relationship with its fanbase to the allegations Snyder still faces,"Then we got right back to the draft meetings," Rivera said."We'll still be business as usual." Barring a massive reversal, Rivera will go down as the final head coach of Snyder's two-decade-plus tenure in Washington. The Commandersand he quickly became an important face of the team as it faced even more turmoil than usual due to the bevy of workplace harassment and sexual misconduct allegations over the next few years.
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