Owners unlikely to vote on Snyder, roughing calls

Concussions, roughing-the-passer penalties and Washington owner Dan Snyder have dominated headlines six weeks into an NFL season that’s featured plenty of comebacks and close games, too.

There isn’t expected to be any significant news on any of the hot topics when NFL owners meet in New York on Tuesday.

Snyder’s ownership of the Commanders became a big issue again last week when ESPN reported, citing anonymous sources, that he has hired private investigators and told people he has enough information to expose fellow owners and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

The Commanders denied the contents of the report, calling it “categorically untrue” and “clearly part of a wellfunded, two-year campaign to coerce the sale of the team, which will continue to be unsuccessful.”

Snyder’s status has been widely debated for years amid several scandals and investigations into workplace conduct in Washington. There are no plans to vote on Snyder’s ownership because the league’s investigation, conducted by attorney Mary Jo White, into allegations of sexual misconduct and financial impropriety is still ongoing.

However, it’s expected Snyder’s name will come up among owners.

Tanya Snyder, the team’s co-CEO, and Commanders President Jason Wright are scheduled to represent the team at the meetings, a person familiar with the plans told The Associated Press on Monday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the conversations are private, said there has been no change to Dan Snyder’s status since the league announced in July 2021 that he would be turning over day-to-day operations to his wife.

The Commanders’ attorneys said last week Snyder “is no longer under any NFL restriction related to his involvement with the team.” The person familiar with the league’s thinking told the AP that Goodell will address the matter with Snyder once the league-commissioned investigation is completed. White hasn’t informed the league of a timeline to submit a report, though it’s anticipated she’s nearing the end of the investigation, the person said.

Snyder and the organization are also currently the subject of an ongoing investigation by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Snyder has owned the team since 1999. Removing him would be unprecedented and requires 24 votes from the other owners.