Dan Snyder

Neither the Commanders or Bank of America, which has handled such notable team sales as the purchase of the Los Angeles Clippers by Steve Ballmer, ...

The Commanders are also working on finding a location for a Snyder also owns FedEx Field and the 264 acres around it, as well as 150 acres at the team’s headquarters in Ashburn, Virginia. Team sponsorship revenue is surging 40% this season over 2021, and the team landed its According to a person familiar with the process, Snyder already has at least four calls from groups interested in buying the team. It was a savvy move by Snyder as the values of NFL teams have gone nowhere but up. Later that month, Forbes valued the Commanders at $5.6 billion,

Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder has hired Bank of America to help facilitate a potential sale of the team.

And they won't," the statement said. Forbes valued the team Snyder has drawn [despite mounting pressure to potentially remove him as an NFL owner](https://www.audacy.com/theteam980/sports/washington-commanders/jay-glazer-sources-are-bailing-on-owner-dan-snyder), the person said. Snyder has owned the Commanders since 1999. A deal for the Commanders could value the team as much as $7 billion, the person said.

Dan and Tanya Snyder announced Wednesday that they are exploring selling the Washington Commanders, a splash of welcome news for a weary fanbase that could ...

sports franchises could be for sale at the same time. Democrats in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia have been reluctant to support a new stadium that could financially benefit Snyder. Possible transactions include a full sale of the team or a minority stake position. [congressional Democrats](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/10/05/dan-snyder-lawyer-letter-congress-investigation/), [the attorney general of D.C.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/10/17/dan-snyder-dc-attorney-general-investigation/) and the [NFL](https://apnews.com/article/washington-commanders-nfl-sports-mary-jo-white-roger-goodell-410cf2830bbcb6f005ecf73e480f2146). [Why Private equity won't play in the Washington Commanders sweepstakes](https://www.axios.com/2022/11/02/washington-commanders-sale-private-equity-snyder)] [broke](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2022/11/02/dan-snyder-hires-bank-of-america-to-sell-washington-commanders/?sh=183072126479)the news, reported that Snyder has already fielded four calls from groups interested in purchasing the team.

Washington Commanders owners Dan and Tanya Snyder said in a statement on Wednesday that they have hired Bank of America Securities to "consider potential ...

18](https://www.nfl.com/news/colts-owner-jim-irsay-believes-there-is-merit-to-remove-daniel-snyder-as-command) at the Fall League Meeting in New York that he believed "there's merit to remove" Snyder as owner. The Commanders responded to Irsay's comments that same day, stating the Snyders had no intentions to sell the team. Snyder and the team were fined $10 million, and the league said he turned day-to-day operations over to wife Tanya, but no written report of Wilkinson's findings was released. Congress also hosted a roundtable in February, during which there was a new allegation of sexual misconduct made against Dan Snyder by a former team employee. Attorney Mary Jo White, who is conducting a new review on behalf of the NFL, concerning allegations of workplace misconduct and potential unlawful financial conduct. [told](https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1587828135646699522) NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport that "we are exploring all options."

Dan and Tanya Snyder have hired BofA Securities to help with a potential sale of the Washington Commanders. "The Snyders remain committed to the team, ...

Dan and Tanya Snyder have hired BofA Securities to help with a potential sale of the Washington Commanders. "The Snyders remain committed to the team, ...

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder is exploring selling his franchise. It could take as much as $7 billion for Snyder to sell the Commanders. Brad Mills/USA ...

• David Blitzer is a Harris partner and has stakes in the Sixers, the Guardians and Real Salt Lake. That stadium, likely with a roof, would host a Super Bowl that would bring in the sort of global power from the business and political world that having last year’s Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium did from the entertainment world. • Dodgers owners Mark Walter and Todd Boehly were also deep in the Denver bidding. Which would seem perfect except for this—there’s significant doubt in league circles that Snyder would ever sell to Bezos because of his animus for the Post. would open up for the Commanders with Snyder out of the picture, and the new owner could then leverage the right deal for it, with Maryland and Virginia involved in the bidding. • Sixers co-owner Josh Harris was one of the runners-up for the Broncos. Either way, the expectation is he’ll be in the mix. [the Snyders had hired Bank of America](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/11/02/commanders-owner-dan-snyder-hires-bank-to-handle-potential-sale-of-team-per-report) to explore selling either pieces of the team or the entire franchise. One team executive compared the Commanders to where legacy Premier League soccer teams were 20 years ago in the U.K.—when international bidders came in to buy franchises they’d ID’d as undervalued, distressed assets—with the one drawback being that whoever the next owner is would have to make a second significant investment to get a new stadium built. And many in the room took a deeper message from the directive. Irsay will conclude that there is no reason for the Snyders to consider selling the franchise. Goodell’s words came in the wake of

The announcement by the team comes after 2½ years of controversy and multiple probes into the franchise's culture and conduct.

[several people told The Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/09/24/dan-snyder-nfl-owners-washington/?itid=lk_inline_manual_33&itid=lk_inline_manual_34). 6 failed insurrection](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/08/jack-del-rio-insurrections-comments/?itid=lk_inline_manual_31) as a “dust-up.” The committee would subpoena Snyder, and he gave a [10-hour deposition](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07/28/dan-snyder-house-oversight-committee-interview/?itid=lk_inline_manual_29) in July. [she accused Snyder of sexual assault](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/21/dan-snyder-sexual-assault-allegation/?itid=lk_inline_manual_29). Goodell [testified over Zoom](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/22/roger-goodell-house-oversight-committee/?itid=lk_inline_manual_29) to the lawmakers for 2½ hours while a chair with Snyder’s name in front of it sat empty because he declined to attend. In March 2021, the owners on the NFL’s finance committee approved a debt waiver that [enabled Snyder to borrow $450 million](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/03/24/daniel-snyder-nfl-debt-waiver-washington-football-team/?itid=lk_inline_manual_16) to buy out the partners, which put the entirety of the franchise in his hands. Five days later, [the NFL assumed oversight](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/31/nfl-assumes-oversight-investigation-into-washington-football-team-workplace/?itid=lk_inline_manual_12) of Wilkinson’s investigation. The Post would later report that Snyder, against his public declarations, [had interfered with the probe](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/12/14/daniel-snyder-nfl-investigation/?itid=lk_inline_manual_12). [called for franchise to drop the name](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/07/10/private-letter-redskins-fedex-said-it-will-remove-signage-if-name-isnt-changed/?itid=lk_inline_manual_7) “Redskins” on the grounds that it was a slur, the team announced it would “retire” the name without introducing an immediate replacement. [had acquired the rights to purchase 200 acres in Woodbridge, Va](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/23/commanders-purchase-land-prince-william/?itid=lk_inline_manual_31)., as a possible stadium site. [The Washington Post published a report](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/07/16/redskins-sexual-harassment-larry-michael-alex-santos/?arc404=true&itid=lk_inline_manual_5&itid=lk_inline_manual_10) in which more than a dozen women alleged sexual harassment and verbal abuse by team employees. 26, 2020](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/26/redskins-cheerleaders-video-daniel-snyder-washington/?itid=ap_willhobson&itid=lk_inline_manual_12), in which former employees alleged more lewd workplace behavior, including the production of a video with footage of partially nude cheerleaders filmed without their knowledge at a photo shoot.

For anyone who still loves Washington's NFL franchise, Daniel Snyder finally provided a glimmer of hope.

Perhaps the team can huddle at the end of practice and break with shouts of “Hallelujah!” The news, though vague and subject to change, arrived Wednesday like a heavenly declaration. [thorough ruination](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/10/20/daniel-snyder-washington-commanders-distraction/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2) of a prime NFL franchise, [is open to selling the Washington Commanders](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/02/dan-snyder-sale-washington-commanders/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2).