Commanders’ Dan Snyder ‘agrees to record $6BILLION deal to sell the club to 76ers owner Josh Harris’

Dan Snyder has reached a record $6 billion deal to sell the Washington Commanders to a group led by Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris and NBA legend Magic Johnson, according to Sportico.

The sale still needs to be approved by the league before it can be finalized.

The deal would be a record for a sports franchise, eclipsing last year’s $4.65 billion purchase of the Denver Broncos by the Walton-Penner family, the heirs to the Walmart fortune. 

A Commanders spokeswoman declined to comment on the reported deal when contacted by DailyMail.com.  

The future of the Commanders has been up in the air since the embattled Snyder enlisted the Bank of America to explore a potential sale of the team last year. 

Josh Harris (left) currently owns the 76ers, while Magic Johnson (right) is a Dodgers co-owner

The 58-year-old Snyder has faced fans’ calls to sell the struggling team for years, but pressure has been mounting since 2020 following accusations of sexual harassment, financial impropriety, and obstruction against the team and Snyder himself. 

Sexual harassment allegations against team employees ranged from inappropriate comments to the creation of a lewd behind-the-scenes video from a cheerleader calendar shoot in 2008, according to the 2020 Washington Post report that first uncovered the claims. 

A former cheerleader also alleged that Snyder suggested that she join his ‘close friend’ in a hotel room in 2004 so they ‘could get to know each other.’

Snyder denied this claim in a 2020 statement: ‘I want to unequivocally state that this never happened.’

While the Commanders have fired many of the individuals accused of sexual harassment and paid a $10 million fine to the NFL, Snyder has defiantly denied accusations against him in the face of subsequent investigations. 

The Democrat-led House Oversight committee launched an investigation into the Commanders and the league probe after the NFL decided against compiling its findings in a formal written report, citing confidentiality concerns. 

The Committee investigation uncovered previously unknown allegations against the team and Snyder before it was ended when Republicans took control of Congress in 2022. 

Specifically, former team employee Tiffani Johnston claimed to the Oversight Committee that Snyder grabbed her thigh at a team dinner and pressured her to get into a limousine.

Snyder has also denied this claim.

Another woman, Melanie Coburn, said she was at Snyder’s home in Aspen when he hosted a party with prostitutes for male employees. 

‘I returned to Dan Snyder’s house only to be sent to my room in the basement and told to stay there,’ Coburn told the House Oversight Committee. ‘I later learned from a colleague that was there it was because the men had invited prostitutes.’

Both Snyder and the Commanders are also being investigated by former US Attorney Mary Jo White, who was appointed by the NFL to probe allegations that arose from a Congressional review into hostile workplace claims. 

Last month, the Washington Times reported that Snyder has refused to speak with White, although a team spokesperson has declined to weigh into that when asked on the record. 

And those aren’t the only legal problems for Snyder, who faces other civil suits and investigations.

On Monday, the Commanders settled a consumer protection lawsuit in the District of Columbia over claims that the NFL team improperly withheld ticket deposits from fans. 

Attorney general Brian L. Schwalb on Monday announced the agreement that returns $200,000 to fans and pays $425,000 to the district to resolve allegations related to the deposits. Predecessor Karl A. Racine filed the consumer protection lawsuit late last year before leaving office, and Schwalb picked up the case.

The district’s investigation showed the team deceptively kept fans’ deposits for years after ticket contracts expired, improperly used that money and in some cases made it difficult to reclaim the money.

The district still has a civil suit ongoing against the Commanders, Snyder, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell over the outstanding sexual harassment and hostile workplace claims.