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Commanders Minority Owner Mitchell Rales Reveals Goal

Mitchell Rales was one of the primary partners to help Josh Harris purchase the Washington Commanders.

Jeremy Brener

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The Washington Commanders are under new ownership after Josh Harris' transaction for $6.05 billion was approved unanimously by the other 31 owners.

In order to complete the richest purchase of a franchise in sports history, Harris needed some help, and he found that in billionaire Mitchell Rales.

Rales, 66, moved to Maryland as a kid in the 1960's and became a fan of the Redskins. Rales hopes that with his help, he can "ignite" the fan base and add some of the excitement from before the Dan Snyder era.

"We are here to ignite and inspire all the communities we serve by winning championships," Rales said. "We’ve got to ignite the fan base. We’ve got to ignite the player base. We’ve got to unite the Legends base. And we’ve got to ignite all the Commanders associates base."

Because Rales has a lot of emotion built into this new business venture of his, he says that he is ready to work hard to accomplish his goals.

“We’re here to really build this again from the bottom up, the right way, by engaging everybody in a passionate, inspiring way,” Rales said. “And we’re going to need help from everybody here. Not just us. We can’t do it on our own. We’re going to work our butts off, but we need everybody to rally to the occasion.”

With Rales' passion coupled with Harris and the rest of the ownership group, there's a lot of hope and optimism surrounding the organization.

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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.

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