The NFL’s vote on Josh Harris taking ownership of the Commanders will have to wait a while, as the league has said the owners will not vote on it at next week’s owners meetings in Minneapolis, instead only getting an update on the process as the finance committee continues to review the details of the transactions.
But, to many, that’s not really a big deal – including Kevin Sheehan, who knows it’s part of the due process, as much as anyone and everyone wants to see it done yesterday.
“There’s a lot of work that goes into vetting things, so there’s nothing special or out of the ordinary with this transaction, it just takes time,” Sheehan said. “They want this deal to work, but the NFL has to be comfortable with the debt that is part of the Harris bid.”
The next scheduled league owners meeting isn’t until October, but they can hold a special meeting like they did last August to approve the sale of the Broncos, so there is precedent there.
The NFL is also discussing indemnification with Snyder and the results of the Mary Jo White report, which the league has said will be released in full…yet is STILL in the works?
“One of the things that has to come to mind is…really? We’re now closing in on two years and she’s not done yet with something that just started with one allegation?” Sheehan asked. “It doesn’t appear as if she’ll be able to interview Dan Snyder, but I have to think she’s done, no? Is she still billing for this investigation? The length of this must make Deflategate look like what a lemonade stand would generate!”
And, Sheehan has to believe that at this point, the delay of the results can’t have anything to do with the timeline of the sale any longer.
“I think it’s logical to assume that this no longer has anything to do with the sale of the time, because the purchase agreement has been signed by both parties,” Sheehan said. “If for whatever reason the league doesn’t approve Harris’ bid, then maybe the next part of whatever the process is, the investigation might come back into play – but whatever leverage Snyder had, he’s signed the deal, so that leverage seems minimized.”
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