Commanders pay $1m settlement over claims former ownership lied to team’s fans

Team previously beset by sexual misconduct claims Team was sold to new ownership in 2023 The Washington Commanders have agreed to pay $1m to the District of Columbia to settle a lawsuit from 2022 that alleged the team’s previous owners lied to fans about an inquiry into sexual misconduct and a persistently hostile work environment. DC attorney general Brian L Schwalb announced the settlement on Monday. Dan Snyder owned the team at the time of the lawsuit, before selling to Josh Harris’s ...

By Associated Press