NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was asked about the Washington Commanders a couple of times Wednesday during his Super Bowl week press conference.
Goodell was asked about the potential sale of the Commanders by longtime majority owner Daniel Snyder. Goodell was quite concise and succinct regarding the Commanders and Snyder today. In both questions, he replied in a “just the facts, ma’am” manner and moved right along.
Regarding the Mary Jo White investigation into the toxic workplace environment of the then-Washington Redskins, Goodell replied,
“Mary Jo White, as I have said many times to you, there is no timeline given to Mary Jo White,” he said. “She is authorized to work independently. There is no timeline for her to come to any conclusions. When she does that, she will let me know, and we will let the public know at that point in time.
“As far as the process, the Commanders are under a process that is their process; ultimately, if they (the Snyders) reach a conclusion and have someone join the ownership group or buy the team entirely, that’s something the ownership will look at.”
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The prevailing theory amongst skeptics (of the NFL) is that the Mary Jo White investigation will not actually be brought to the light of the public eye. The thinking is that Snyder was told by fellow owners his time is done, the damage is done, and he must go.
Snyder suddenly did not come to Commanders games, did not attend the Sonny Jurgensen day, is said to be moving to the UK, has put his Potomac, Md. home up for sale for a mere $49 million, and is entertaining offers for the franchise.
Thus, it could be that once he sells the team, the Mary Jo White investigation will quietly fade away into the night, and thus the contents of the report will be kept from the public.
