While the Federal Trade Commission was informed of the possibility of financial laws being broken - which the team strongly denies - and Virginia and the District of Columbia officials also began looking into the matter, Congress turned its attention back to workplace culture. When the league did not release a written report of the investigation last summer, Congress launched its own review of the sexual harassment allegations, which branched out into potential financial improprieties based on the testimony of a former employee. Multiple Virginia lawmakers pointed to Del Rio’s comments as another reason not to vote on legislation luring the Commanders to the state, and by Thursday the bill already on its last legs was pushed off the table for the rest of the year.Īttorney Beth Wilkinson’s investigation launched first by the team and taken over by the NFL unearthed a toxic workplace culture and prompted a $10 million fine. It immediately scuttled the team’s best opportunity to reach a deal to build a new stadium, which was the most important long-term project facing owner Dan Snyder amid a lengthy drought without a playoff victory and a dearth of fan enthusiasm. Capitol - could have far-reaching consequences beyond the locker room. The fallout from the latest misstep requiring an explanation or apology - assistant coach Jack Del Rio comparing the protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd to the Jan.
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(AP) - The NFL’s Washington Commanders once again find themselves at the center of an off-the-field issue that has nothing to do with football, dealing another blow to their rapidly sagging reputation as one of the most dysfunctional franchises in professional sports.
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