More than two years ago, when reports were flying that embattled Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder was threatening a knives out approach inside the league’s fraternity of billionaires, some troubling questions emerged for some of the most powerful decision makers in football.
What dirt had Snyder dug up on his fellow owners?
If he lost his bid to hold onto the Commanders, who would he use it on?
And with this threat hanging overhead, who among the owners could take him on publicly?
Then came a day in October of 2022, when Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay strode across the lobby of the Conrad hotel in downtown New York like a man with purpose.