Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder finalized a deal with Josh Harris to sell the franchise on May 12. With Snyder and Harris agreeing to a deal just 10 days before the NFL owners’ meetings began in Minnesota meant there would be no vote on the sale.
The NFL confirmed last week that a vote would not take place at this week’s owners meetings.
On Monday, Colts owner Jim Irsay spoke of the Commanders’ sale and the challenges that remain before the other owners vote to approve Harris becoming Washington’s next owner.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones also spoke, saying he anticipates the deal being done but said there was no timeline.
The challenges Irsay spoke of aren’t the financing but the number of limited partners involved in this deal. Harris has at least a dozen partners in the deal. Each of Harris’ partners must be vetted through the NFL’s finance committee.
If you’re concerned about the finances of Harris’ ownership group, you shouldn’t be, as Harris and his partners have an estimated net worth of around $100 billion.
It will get done, but Commanders’ fans want to know when.
According to A.J. Perez of Front Office Sports, the owners could schedule a vote “over the next five weeks.” From that point, when could the vote actually take place?
From Perez:
The special meeting where owners will converge for the vote could occur as early as late July, although the same source said August would be more likely.
Perez has been all over reporting on the Commanders’ sale, often a step ahead of everyone else. Training camp begins in late July, so the next bit of news in Washington’s sale could come sometime after the Commanders report to camp. The good news is that Harris and his group would be in place before Week 1.
