A Washington Commanders team spokesperson issued a statement today rejecting a report that the team had committed ticket revenue wrongdoings. On Sunday, FrontOfficeSports.com's A.J. Perez reported that the Commanders had mishandled ticket revenue. An individual directed this claim to the Congressional House Oversight Committee.
BREAKING: The House Oversight Committee has received info alleging the Washington Commanders used a scheme to hold back ticket revenue from the NFL, sources tell @byajperez.
The Commanders allegedly did not pass along the required 40% share of ticket sales to visiting teams.
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) April 3, 2022
The NFL requires its clubs to send 40% of ticket revenue from each home game to the league. The NFL then disperses that money to the visiting team from that game. However, the Commanders were said to have underpaid their required allotment.
But in a tweet from Matthew Paras on Monday, he quoted a team spokesperson, who said these claims are baseless:
“There has been absolutely no withholding of ticket revenue at any time by the Commanders. Those revenues are subject to independent audits by multiple parties. Anyone who offered testimony suggesting a withholding of revenue has committed perjury, plain and simple.”
This is the latest in a long line of scrutiny that the Commanders and owner Dan Snyder have faced in recent years. Previous court filings revealed allegations of toxic masculinity in the workplace, as well as workplace harassment. And in December of 2020, the Washington Post reported the team had settled a $1.6 million sexual misconduct suit against Snyder.
Snyder has faced public ridicule following these reports, however he remains in an ownership role. But if these allegations turn out to be true, many believe this will be the final drop in the for the Commanders' owner.
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