FC/OT: Snyder looking to sell Commanders?

[PSUFTG]

Wouldn't it be a conflict of interest for an owner of a media content provider to also own a team, especially when broadcast contracts are being decided? Maybe it doesn't work the way I think. I'm sure Grim Reaper will clue me in.

There have been many pro sports owners with interests in media companies - including newspapers

(If Bezos sells the Washington Post, it will likely be because A) It is a lousy business, B) He needs to free up some cash to buy the Redskins, and C) He has already accomplished the goal for which he bought the Post.)

 

[Bison13]

The posts sports coverage is worse than their regular news coverage so I don’t think it matters if bezos owns both

 

[Moogy]

Wouldn't it be a conflict of interest for an owner of a media content provider to also own a team, especially when broadcast contracts are being decided? Maybe it doesn't work the way I think. I'm sure Grim Reaper will clue me in.

No issues there at all. Actual media conglomerates (Rogers, Comcast, etc.) have owned sports teams. Ted Turner owned the Braves. It's fairly common.

 

[Moogy]

Does the Washington Post broadcast games? I think that would be more of an issue than a newspaper. But, I can see your point.

It's not. Neither of them are issues.

 

[throw2oj]

I mean Snyder literally started Red Zebra to create a radio station that broadcast and covered Commanders games so I wouldn't think there'd be any conflict.

 

[s1uggo72]

Do you think the WAPO would bring $5-6 billion?? Idk just asking

 

[LionJim]

Do you think the WAPO would bring $5-6 billion?? Idk just asking

Bezos paid $250M for the Post in 2013.

 

[Woodpecker]

Does the Washington Post broadcast games? I think that would be more of an issue than a newspaper. But, I can see your point.

I was thinking Amazon

 

[Midnighter]

I was thinking Amazon

Ted Turner/Atlanta Braves.

 

[s1uggo72]

look out Dan this could be the big one!!!

Secret loan becomes focus of federal probe of Commanders

Allegations of withheld security deposits from season-ticker holders and diverted ticket sales to avoid giving the other teams their cut sparked a review of the financial habits of the Commanders.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

look out Dan this could be the big one!!!

Secret loan becomes focus of federal probe of Commanders

Allegations of withheld security deposits from season-ticker holders and diverted ticket sales to avoid giving the other teams their cut sparked a review of the financial habits of the Commanders.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Looks like a sale is taking place:

Commanders sale: NFL finance committee unofficially votes to recommend sale to Josh Harris' group, per report

The $6.05 billion price tag will set a record for the most expensive sale in NFL history

www.cbssports.com

 

[LionJim]

Looks like a sale is taking place:

Commanders sale: NFL finance committee unofficially votes to recommend sale to Josh Harris' group, per report

The $6.05 billion price tag will set a record for the most expensive sale in NFL history

www.cbssports.com

Wow, this made my day. If this goes through, my family will be singing and dancing in the streets.

 

[Nitt1300]

Wow, this made my day. If this goes through, my family will be singing and dancing in the streets.

as an Eagles fan I do not approve this message

 

[psuro]

Wow, this made my day. If this goes through, my family will be singing and dancing in the streets.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

as an Eagles fan I do not approve this message

agreed.

And it's also annoying as a Sixers fan, as Harris owns the Sixers. It's easier to dislike an owner of an Eagles' competitor, but a tad tougher to do so when that individual also owns the Sixers. (He also owns the New Jersey Devils, a part of Crystal Palace F. C. (English Premier League).) I believe he also owns a minority stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers, which I presume he'd have to sell if he acquires the Commanders.

 

[LionJim]

agreed.

And it's also annoying as a Sixers fan, as Harris owns the Sixers. It's easier to dislike an owner of an Eagles' competitor, but a tad tougher to do so when that individual also owns the Sixers. (He also owns the New Jersey Devils, a part of Crystal Palace F. C. (English Premier League).) I believe he also owns a minority stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers, which I presume he'd have to sell if he acquires the Commanders.

You’d like this guy, Tom: he’s in with Harris

Mitchell Rales - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Pennstatel0]

Haven’t read the entire thread.
But what’s the big deal about a USFL team?

 

[LionJim]

Josh Harris and partners have bought WFT. A great day for Washington fans.

 

[Midnighter]

Josh Harris and partners have bought WFT. A great day for Washington fans.

 

[LionJim]

I love this article.

Owner Of Newspaper That Dan Snyder Tried To Put Out Of Business Now Owns Snyder's Football Team | Defector

The Dan Snyder era ended with a whimper, not a bang. Snyder and an investor group led by Josh Harris went the Friday night news dump route in disclosing that the latter had agreed to pay the former $6 billion and change to buy the Washington Commanders. The mood around D.C. was more satisfied...

defector.com

 

[BobPSU92]

Josh Harris and partners have bought WFT. A great day for Washington fans.

One day, you will look back at snyder’s ownership as WTF’s golden era, the same way Penn Staters will look back at Sandy and barren.

 

[LionJim]

One day, you will look back at snyder’s ownership as WTF’s golden era, the same way Penn Staters will look back at Sandy and barren.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Source: Commanders sale vote expected July 20

The NFL has scheduled a meeting for July 20, when team owners are expected to vote on the Washington Commanders' sale to a group led by Josh Harris, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday.

www.espn.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

How Gruden email leaks led to Snyder's demise

The October 2021 leaks of Jon Gruden's toxic emails triggered a series of events that forced Dan Snyder to sell the Commanders. Sources interviewed by ESPN connect the leaks to Snyder, but they also say a larger cast of people might have been involved.

www.espn.com

 

[LionJim]

How Gruden email leaks led to Snyder's demise

The October 2021 leaks of Jon Gruden's toxic emails triggered a series of events that forced Dan Snyder to sell the Commanders. Sources interviewed by ESPN connect the leaks to Snyder, but they also say a larger cast of people might have been involved.

www.espn.com

Dan Snyder is a despicable human being. Full stop.

 

[Nitt1300]

How Gruden email leaks led to Snyder's demise

The October 2021 leaks of Jon Gruden's toxic emails triggered a series of events that forced Dan Snyder to sell the Commanders. Sources interviewed by ESPN connect the leaks to Snyder, but they also say a larger cast of people might have been involved.

www.espn.com

This is a fun read, and may be trouble for a number of people.

 

[Midnighter]

 

[BobPSU92]

Snyder fined $60M over findings in investigation

Dan Snyder has agreed to pay a $60 million fine after findings of a lengthy investigation into the now former owner of the Commanders were released Thursday.

www.espn.com

I guess the misunderstanding play didn’t take.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Harris: Washington culture a priority before name

New Commanders owner Josh Harris on Friday issued a set of priorities aimed at distancing the franchise from what transpired under Dan Snyder.

www.espn.com

 

[LionJim]

Harris: Washington culture a priority before name

New Commanders owner Josh Harris on Friday issued a set of priorities aimed at distancing the franchise from what transpired under Dan Snyder.

www.espn.com

This is a good ownership team.

 

[Nitt1300]

This is a good ownership team.

these guys would have been better than the last one