With controversial NFL team owner Dan Snyder moving forward with selling the Washington Commanders franchise, Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill is now one of the more controversial owners in the league. And former Arizona Cardinals executive Terry McDonough is predicting that he will soon be out as the team’s owner.
This week, Terry McDonough absolutely blasted Michael Bidwell in a text message to Doug Franz, who hosts the Doug Franz Unplugged Podcast.
“Bidwill’s days of owning the Cardinals will soon be coming to an end, and he has NOBODY to blame but himself and his horrific behavior towards so many people,” McDonough said in the text messages Bob McManaman of the Arizona Republic. “And that is ON the record.”
Here’s an excerpt of a text conversation with ex- #AZCardinals AGM Terry McDonough. His situation is going through #NFL arbitration. The top is TM saying what he thinks Michael Bidwill’s thoughts were when writing the response #UnpluggedArmy
Listen to https://t.co/sMsELhDXsB pic.twitter.com/3j5NhBeX25
— doug franz (@UnpluggedDoug) April 17, 2023
In the text messages, McDonough accuses Bidwill of attempting to “destroy” the “character” of McDonough in an attempt to hide “how truly heinous [his] behavior has been towards pregnant [women], multiple minorities etc.”
“I am not going anywhere,” McDonough said. “He brought all of this on himself. His biggest mistake is this — he never thought he was going to be held accountable for his cruel and uncivilized behavior towards many people. His time of owning [an] NFL team is going to come to a quick and abrupt end.”
They’re extremely bold accusations. We’ll have to see how Bidwill and the NFL responds.
