There has been a ton of controversy surrounding the Washington Commanders and owner Dan Snyder, and more embarrassing news emerged Wednesday.
According to Chris Russell of 106.7 The Fan, a radio station in the Washington, D.C. area, a check the Commanders issued to a raffle winner bounced.
The fan called into the radio show and revealed a check issued from “Washington Football Charitable Foundation” for $14,000 bounced.
Drew in Rockville (the fan that actually won the 50/50 raffle) just called in & confirmed in his words that a check for $14 K bounced. He said he has pics of check & it was from "Washington Football Charitable Foundation" as a display logo.
Says ticket rep trying to help. https://t.co/I3SbnZudx1
— Chris Russell AKA the 🐓🐓! (@Russellmania621) October 19, 2022
Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post revealed a statement about the situation from a Commanders spokesperson, saying that the bounced check is a result of a “bank error.”
“We’ve reached out to the fan and sent an electric payment directly to his account. It was a bank error, and we have reached out to the bank to determine what happened, and to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”
From a Commanders spokesperson, regarding the check that bounced for the fan who won the 50/50 raffle in Week 1:https://t.co/RVjdBq6yDR pic.twitter.com/GyeWIH6I1v
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) October 19, 2022
It is great to hear that the organization made it right with the fan, but many have taken to social media to criticize the Commanders for this hilarious situation.
The most unserious organization in pro sports https://t.co/s8zrhuNX8C
— Billy W (@Bwebs622) October 19, 2022
Everything about that franchise is a tragedy. https://t.co/z71phVhApc
— Zach Mullis (@zmullis) October 19, 2022
Absolutely hilarious organization https://t.co/JlfVrKKyQM
— Tay *redacted* (@tayredacted) October 19, 2022
literal poverty franchise https://t.co/TUhFszC32l
— Ed Zitron (@edzitron) October 19, 2022
— Jake Louque (@jakelouque) October 19, 2022
Bruh… https://t.co/EFHTmwsX2A
— Dan Ruppert (@Dan_Ruppert) October 19, 2022
Considering Dan Snyder has shown a history of “unlawful patterns of financial conduct,” it isn’t exactly surprising to hear this news.
Regardless, it is startling to see a multi-billion-dollar organization bounce a $14,000 check, bank error or not.
A number of owners have spoken out against Dan Snyder remaining the owner of the Commanders in recent days.
Considering all that Snyder has done along with this wild story, it seems like everyone would be far better off without him as the owner in Washington.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.