The Collapse of the Commander in Chief
Washington Post via Getty Images On 20 th July 2023, a group led by investor Josh Harris purchased the Washington Commanders NFL team from Dan Snyder for $6.05 billion, the highest amount ever paid for a sports team. While fans of the franchise, disappointed by continually underwhelming results, had been calling for Snyder to sell for much of his 24-year tenure, it seemed that he was quite content in the driver’s seat. That all began to change on 16 th July 2020 when the Washington Post ran an expos é wherein 15 former female employees of the organisation alleged sexual assault and verbal abuse while working there. This kickstarted a chain of events that would ultimately, over 3 years later, compel Snyder to sell the team and abscond to the UK. Of the 15 women interviewed, only Emily Applegate was initially named, the others fearful of the legal and career fallout that could arise from broken non-disclosure agreements. When asked by The Post to release t...