There have been conflicting reports about the sale of the Commanders almost from the beginning; this week’s seeming dueling reports between the Washington Post, who reported that Jeff Bezos had hired Allen & Co. to assist him in analyzing a potential bid for the Commanders, and the NY Post, who reported that Snyder had “benched” Bezos and would refuse to sell to him, simply seemed to further muddy the waters.
Today, Ben Standig of the Athletic, relying on informed sources, reconciled the two reports, indicating that both are true.
According to Standig’s article, Dan Snyder has refused to cooperate with Bezos, adding that “Bezos, because he is barred from bidding, has not had access to the team’s finances.