Over the past few months, the Washington Commanders franchise has been in a state of limbo as team owner Dan Snyder considered selling the team. And while it’s taken several months for a potential buyer to finally emerge, it looks like a deal has finally been made.
According to a report from Sportico on Thursday afternoon, Dan Snyder has reached “an agreement in principle” to sell the team to a group led by Josh Harris, who currently co-owns the Philadelphia 76ers.
“EXCLUSIVE: Dan Snyder has reached an agreement in principle to sell the @Commanders for $6 billion to a group led by Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Josh Harris. Harris’ group, includes billionaire Mitchell Rales and former NBA star @MagicJohnson,” Sportico said in a tweet. “Josh Harris and Dan Snyder are hoping to execute a contract in the coming days. If a deal is reached, it will be the highest price ever paid for a sports team, eclipsing the $4.6B that Rob Walton paid for the NFL’s Denver Broncos last year.”
It’s absolutely massive news, and the NFL world had plenty to say about it on social media.
Guardians part-owner David Blitzer is now also part-owner of the Washington Commanders, it appears. https://t.co/4YV22h6AtK
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) April 13, 2023
Dan Snyder is selling the team. My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. https://t.co/32LV9Y1pdA
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) April 13, 2023
Dang, looks like the NFC East is going to have four fully functioning franchises again. It was a nice run while it lasted… https://t.co/xUhWrIyFAa
— Clem (@TheClemReport) April 13, 2023
Unreal this is finally happening. I still wont celebrate until it's completely done…
But you better believe I'll be popping champagne on @BetMGMTonight when this is official https://t.co/Vtn5LdXnl5
— ᑎIᑕK ᗩᔕᕼOOᕼ 🤧 (@NickAshooh) April 13, 2023
WE DID IT!!! IT'S OVER!!!!! MY GOD WE DID IT!!!!!! https://t.co/NqwlGBn0Tz
— Eric Nathan (@BarstoolNate) April 13, 2023
D.C. about to have a parade. Love to see it, hope the Commanders can be competitive again https://t.co/zftXnWXnqH
— Brad Spielberger, Esq. (@SpielbergerBrad) April 13, 2023
Seems significant. https://t.co/OggowZbog8
— Spotrac (@spotrac) April 13, 2023
We’ll have to see how long it takes the move to become official. But this is certainly a sizable development.
[Sportico]
