Another sponsor has cut ties with the Commanders, as Anheuser-Busch, the official beer sponsor of the NFL, ended its partnership with Washington on Friday, according to the Washington Post.
Anheuser-Busch becomes the third company in the last year to end its relationship with Washington, which has faced sexual harassment allegations and a name change in recent years.
“We remain fully committed to Washington football fans, and we look forward to continuing our long-term partnership with the NFL and our other 26 team partners to create meaningful experiences and connections for fans across the country,” an Anheuser-Busch spokesperson said in a statement to the Post.
Anheuser-Busch had just extended its NFL sponsorship back in December, but now, the Commanders say they will begin searching for a new alcohol sponsor. The company’s likeness was prevalent in FedEx Field, and has endorsements with several NFL players, including Taylor Heinicke.
Anheuser-Busch joins Medliminal and Inova as major sponsors to either not renew or cut short their partnerships with the team.
Per The Post, Medliminal declined to renew its partnership with the Commanders a month ago. And Inova, a major health care provider in Northern Virginia, cut short its 10-year partnership with the team five years early, in April 2021. At the time, Inova also announced that Dr. Robin West — then the team's director of sports medicine — and its physicians would no longer be working with the Commanders. West remains the team physician for the Washington Nationals.