ASHBURN, Va. — Fifty words.
That’s the total length of a statement issued that countless Washington Commanders fan base members never thought they would witness.
Statement from Commanders Co-Owners Tanya and Dan Snyder pic.twitter.com/uW8UTOgfsU
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) May 12, 2023
Skepticism ran strong across the national capital area, even after the owner they’ve been shackled to since 1999 announced in November that he and his wife would explore “potential transactions” with the franchise. That presumably meant selling.
Team president Jason Wright affirmed in March that his bosses had an exit plan. On April 13 came news of an agreement in principle for $6.05 billion, a record price for any North American sports franchise, led by investor Josh Harris. Countless significant and incremental news reports further shaded in the expectation of a sale. Still, nobody popped champagne, not yet.
Understandable, of course, based on this owner’s record for pettiness and unpredictability. That’s why former season ticket holders in Olney and Alexandria remained apprehensive he would go the distance. Same with ex-burgundy and gold diehards in Bethesda, lifers in Capitol Hill and scores of 35-and-unders across the region who missed the Super Bowl-winning era.
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