The offseason woes seem to be endless for the already-troubled Washington Football Team. The most recent one involved team owner Daniel Snyder and former executive assistant Mary-Ellen Blair, who worked in the front office from 2013-2017.
Via John Keim of ESPN.com, a Monday filing in federal court contains the assertion that Blair received money to help spread damaging information about Snyder, and that she “directly offered or alluded to the availability of bribes to current employees” of the team in order to elicit false information.
Daniel Snyder claims that the same persons who “hired and directed” meaww.com to publish defamatory articles about him were the ones whispering to Blair's ear. Nirnay Chowdharry, a founder of MEAWW, denied to the New York Times that his company has received money in exchange for writing stories.
Moreover, a New York Times article regarding the court filing claims that Blair began contacting current and former team employees in late May or early June in pursuit of information that would discredit Snyder. Blair was also allegedly being reported to have promised a huge amount of money in exchange for the information.
Blair’s attorney, Lisa Banks, defended her client and denounced the allegations being pointed towards her. The team's minority shareholders in Fred Smith, Dwight Schar, and Robert Rothman were also dragged to the scene. They were being suspected of recruiting and providing information to Blair.
The filing claims Blair has a “financial benefactor” who has helped her with rent in a luxury apartment building. The property was said to be owned by Comstock, a company in which Schar's daughter serves as the senior vice president of marketing and is also among the board of directors.
The front office doesn't even know where to start due to the countless problems being vested upon the team. Washington's fans can only hope that the club can solve all of its issues before the start of the upcoming 2020 season and get the focus back on the field.
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