Commanders' Legal Issues Resolved, Dan Snyder Sale to Finalize This Week

Dan Snyder is expected to officially sell the Washington Commanders to Josh Harris on Thursday.

Jeremy Brener | Jul 17, 2023

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The Washington Commanders are one step closer to being sold.

The NFL owners are slated to meet on Thursday to vote (and likely approve) Dan Snyder selling the Commanders to Josh Harris and his ownership group, but a potential eleventh-hour snag was set to break the deal.

Snyder's legal troubles entangled with Jon Gruden were threatening to delay the sale that has been dragged along already for months.

ESPN is reporting that had it not been for Snyder leaking Gruden's emails, he may not have been so pressured to sell the franchise.

"He was free and clear that October -- he just had to wait out his suspension and let everything blow over," a source close to Snyder told ESPN. "A major miscalculation. Without the leaks, he might just have survived."

However, the Washington Post is reporting that those snafus have been resolved and that the league is set to move forward with voting on the potential sale.

Harris met with the NFL last month to discuss the league's concerns about financing the sale, which is set to be for a record-setting $6.05 billion. However, Harris eased the league's concerns and found a solution to move forward.

For a multi-billion dollar transaction, there are bound to be a few bumps in the road. This has been no exception, but now Commanders fans can feel a little bit better about the sale finally going through later this week.

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Published Jul 17, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.