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On Thursday, NFL owners are expected to allow Dan and Tanya Snyder's record $6 billion purchase of the Washington Commanders, snapping the team from one of the league's most turbulent ownership tenures and transferring control of the team to a group led by Josh Harris. The auction, which was agreed to in May, was the most expensive for a North American sports franchise. It is currently in the process of league clearance, which ESPN's Adam Schefter confirms is forthcoming on Thursday. The anticipated sale had been put into question by a unexplained legal snag relating to Snyder's suspected leak of Jon Gruden's racist emails, which resulted in the latter's departure as the Las Vegas Browns head coach in 2021. That no longer seems to be a problem. Now, the NFL and the Commanders will revisit Snyder's indefensible time in Washington, which has included controversies surrounding the team's former name, the Redskins, sexual harassment investigations, and only two playoff victories in 24 seasons.

The Washington Commanders' $6 billion sale is reportedly in the midst of court issues as a result of the outgoing owner's suspected decision to leak Las Vegas head coach Jon Gruden's racist, homophobic emails in 2021. Despite the fact that the exact issue is unclear, two sources with inside knowledge of the situation told The Washington Post that the issues might have an effect on the NFL's efforts to convince team owners to allow the selling at league meetings next week. According to one source, Snyder and his lawyers may be attempting to get concessions from the league, indemnifying the 58-year-old billionaire against Gruden's pending litigation against the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell. Gruden's emails included racial derogeuse of NFL union DeMaurice Smith, who is black, as well as a homophobic slur used to describe Goodell. In October 2021, the long-serving Oakland coach resigned in disgrace, but he has since sued NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell for the leaks, which he characterized as a "orchestrated" and "malicious campaign" to 'destroy his career and image.'

Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, and outgoing Washington Commander Dan Snyder may have been involved in the infamous email leaks that culminated in Los Angeles' head coach Jon Gruden's firing in 2021. Four unidentified team owners told ESPN that they suspect Goodell was directly involved in the leak, while another ownership source claimed it was league executives who approved the leaked emails, which contained racist and homophobic remarks made by Gruden. Gruden had used a racial word to describe NFL union chief DeMaurice Smith, according to the Wall Street Journal in October 2021. Gruden resigned the next day, shortly after The New York Times revealed new offensive emails. Gruden stayed in the league in November 2021, claiming that the NFL and Goodell campaign''sorchestrated a dishonest scheme' to'destroy his career and image.'

Jon Gruden has returned to the league, but in a somewhat undercover manner. According to reports, the former Browns and Buccaneers coach was brought into New Orleans this week as an offensive consultant given his ties to new Saints quarterback Derek Carr and the West Coast offense. Gruden and Carr know each other well; the Fresno State product played under the Super Bowl winning coach from 2018 to the sixth game of the 2021 NFL season.

Last year, troubled owner Snyder and his wife, Tanya, enlisted Bank of America Securities to consider selling all or a portion of the company, which he purchased for $800 million in 1999. Any offers for the Commanders were expected by December 31, with the team expected to be worth in the region of $5.5-6.5 billion. However, according to Front Office Sports, there have been no further updates on the auction since a revelation that bidders were told Snyder was intending to sell at least a majority stake of the team last month. Snyder's inability to provide details on any prospective bids is credited to him.

Billionaires who want to buy the Washington Commanders will be paying the price for a sports franchise for the first time. According to Forbes, Commander Dan Snyder has reportedly received bids for his staff with values that have 'well north' of $7 billion.' The project will include the team, the team's headquarters in Ashburn, Virginia, and their stadium in Landover, MD - FedEx Field - as well as 264 acres of land surrounding it.

Anybody interested in purchasing the Washington Commanders or a minority interest in the NFL franchise has until the end of the week to submit their first bids. According to CBS Sports, the first round of bids will be due on Friday. In an email to DailyMail.com, a staff spokesperson declined to comment on the sales process. The mere existence of a sales process does not guarantee that troubled owner Dan Snyder will trade the team he bought in 1999 for $800 million. Snyder, along with his wife and co-CEO Tanya, announced on November 2 that they had retained Bank of America Securities to look at potential deals, but did not specify whether they wanted to sell all or a portion of the team, which Forbes has valued at more than $5 billion.

Lawyers representing more than 40 former Washington Commanders cheerleaders wrote a sarcastic letter, requesting that the ex-emplodees' sexualized and salacious photos' of the ex-emplodees be deleted from congressional records. Following the GOP's release of partially explicit photos of the cheerleaders in a December 7 memorandum, James Comer (Kentucky) wrote to a Republican House committee on Oversight and Reform ranking member. It served as a rebuke in anticipation of the Democrat-led probe into Dan Snyder and the Washington franchise.

A new inquiry into the Washington Commanders' unhealthy workplace environment revealed a series of emails from top executives sharing explicit photos. Former Washington general manager Bruce Allen and ex-NFL head coach Jon Gruden were among the emails sent by WUSA in Washington, according to Eric Flack of WUSA in Washington. Nude photos of cheerleaders were attached to emails sent by a number of people.

According to a damning and wide-ranging study published Thursday, Daniel Snyder made misleading statements to congress when he testified as part of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform's probe into sexual assault and hostile workplace allegations against the NFL's Washington Commanders. According to the survey, the Commanders had a 'toxic work culture' for more than two decades, which stated that the team dismissed sexual harassment by high-ranking men within the organization. Snyder was directly involved in the bribery, according to the committee, he inappropriately kissed a former employee at dinner and then demanded a staff-produced video 'of sexually suggestive footage of cheerleaders.' In addition, the 58-year-old billionaire has been accused of interference in the NFL's probe, which stems from charges of rampant sexual harassment by executives in 2020. Snyder is accused of'intimidating witnesses and preventing the production of documents.'

Fitzpatrick, 39, was asked about Brady's remark on the Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz last summer. Brady's ex-Dolphin said he still believes he is "the motherf****" that Brady is alluding to. Brady appeared on 'The Shop' podcast in the 2021 offseason when he ranted about a team's inability in acquiring his services, preferring to stick with 'that motherf***er* at quarterback. Following a six-month probe into former coach Brian Flores' racial discrimination case against the league, the Miami Dolphins suspended Stephen Ross and fined him $1.5 million for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton. Instead of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jim Garoppolo, football fans online knew Brady was really talking about Fitzpatrick, the only NFL player to have a passing and rushing touchdown with eight different teams.

For the first time, Los Angeles Cowboys coach Jon Gruden spoke out about the email controversy that caused him to lose his position last fall. Gruden admitted his faults in the incident while still hoping for a second chance while speaking at the Little Rock Touchdown Club in Arkansas on Tuesday. This is all happening as Gruden files a lawsuit against the NFL, alleging that they singled him out.

Derek Carr of the Las Vegas Bulls is doing his best to deny recent reports that Tom Brady was almost brought in to replace him until Jon Gruden killed the deal. The report was issued by UFC president Dana White, who recently said he was instrumental in almost brokering the agreement before Gruden killed it because he obviously did not want Brady and Robert Gronkowski to play for the Raiders. When asked if he had yet become immune to news about his fate on Tuesday, Carr replied: "I would like so now." It is what it is.'

Dana White (left) sparked controversy by revealing that he played a key role in Tom Brady (right) and Rob Gronkowski (second right) nearly joining the Las Vegas Raiders, seemingly sending the NFL world into shockwaves. Tom Brady was so close to joining Mark Davis' franchise in 2020 that he even investigated houses, according to White, long before Jon Gruden (inset) allegedly destroyed the move. Gronkowski brought the shocking news to the forefront during ESPN's UFC 278 coverage before White laid it out for a stunned audience.