The Washington Commanders have denied allegations of withholding ticket revenue from other NFL teams, suggesting that anyone who has offered testimony suggesting otherwise to Congress has perjured him/herself.
On Saturday, A.J. Perez reported for Front Office Sports that the House Committee on Oversight and Reform had received information that alleges the Commanders "kept ticket revenue that is supposed to be shared with other NFL teams," specifically the 40 percent of home tickets sales which are supposed to be shared with visiting teams.
"At least one person gave information in recent weeks to Congressional investigators that alleges the Commanders didn't pass along the full 40%," two sources with knowledge of the investigation told Front Office Sports.
The Commanders have issued a denial of the allegation, telling Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic: "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 comes less than a week after reports surfaced indicating that congressional committee intended to expand its investigation into the Commanders beyond its initial purview, which was focused on allegations of sexual harassment and the NFL's apparent lack of transparency in its handling of the Beth Wilkinson investigation.
Several reports last week suggested the committee would be expanding its investigation to explore allegations of financial improprieties by the team. A spokesperson for the GOP wing of the committee pushed back, referring to expansion of the investigation as a "waste of Congress' time."
