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        <title><![CDATA[NFL likely won’t force Dan Snyder to sell Washington football team]]></title>
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            <media:title type="html">NFL likely won’t force Dan Snyder to sell Washington football team</media:title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Embattled Washington football owner Dan Snyder isn&#8217;t expected to lose hold of his team after 15 former employees — and two journalists — said they were sexually harassed during their time with the organization.</p><p>While the NFL will consider fining the football team and taking action against those accused, <strong>the Washington Post eported</strong>&nbsp;it is unlikely for the league and fellow owners to try and force Snyder into selling the club he has owned since 1999.</p><p>The 55-year-old Snyder was not accused of sexual harassment, although the report painted a picture of a toxic culture within the organization that may have perpetuated the alleged misconduct.</p><p>In a statement Friday, Snyder said the <strong>Washington Post report</strong> &#8220;strengthened my commitment to setting a new culture and standard for our team, a process that began with the hiring of Coach [Ron] Rivera&#8221; over the offseason.</p><p>NFL bylaws permit the league and team owners &#8220;the right to attempt to force the sale of a team if an owner is deemed to have engaged in conduct detrimental to the welfare of the league,&#8221; according to the Washington Post.</p><p>The league and team owners may have taken such a step three years ago against then-Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, who at the time had become the subject of allegations involving sexual harassment and the use of a racial slur against a team employee.</p><figure id="attachment_16002711"  class="wp-caption alignnone aligncenter"><strong><noscript><img data- data-src="/uploads/2020/07/Dan-Snyder-2.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img  data-src="/uploads/2020/07/Dan-Snyder-2.jpg" /></noscript></noscript><img class="lazyload" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data- data-src="/uploads/2020/07/Dan-Snyder-2.jpg" /></strong><figcaption class="wp-caption-text"><span>Dan Snyder</span><span class="credit">AP</span></figcaption></figure><p>But Richardson abruptly announced he would be selling the team following a Sports Illustrated <strong>report</strong> that laid out the allegations, financial settlements nondisclosure agreements.</p><p>The NFL later fined Richardson $2.75 million after it conducted an investigation.</p><p>Snyder has not given any indication he would sell his team.</p><p>The NFL called the Washington accusations &#8220;disturbing.&#8221; Before taking any potential action, the league said it will review the findings of a team-hired attorney called on by Snyder to look into the club&#8217;s culture.</p><p>The allegations involving the Washington football team, which spanned from 2006 to 2019, were made against Larry Michael, the team&#8217;s former senior vice president of content and radio play-by-play announcer; Alex Santos, the former director of pro personnel; Richard Mann II, the former assistant director of pro personnel; Dennis Greene, the former president of business operations; and Mitch Gershman, the former chief operating officer.</p><p>Michael retired Wednesday, a day before the report was published, while Santos and Mann were fired last weekend.</p><p>The explosive Washington Post came on the heels of Snyder agreeing to change the team&#8217;s nickname many considered to be racist, a decision made only after facing financial pressure from team sponsors.</p><p>Minority ownership partners of the team, including Frederick W. Smith, Dwight Schar and Robert Rothman, also are in the process of selling their combined 40 percent stake in the team.</p><p>On the field, Washington has had just two playoff wins under Snyder.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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