Litigation seemed inevitable. But the targets? That was a surprise for the NFL.
That’s the takeaway from the latest tentpole of embarrassment for Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, who was sued on Thursday by District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine for allegedly covering up decades of abuse and sexual harassment inside his NFL team. In an unexpected twist, Snyder had company in the 45-page complaint: The NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell were named as co-defendants in the complaint, alongside Snyder.
In a nutshell, Racine is alleging that as Snyder was covering up his own misdeeds, Goodell and the NFL were covering up for Snyder.