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Daily soap operas were TV fixtures when I was growing up, and more than a few of us could sit with elders and dissect “All My Children” or cold-blooded Victor Newman on “The Young and the Restless.” Alas, production has ended on most of those dramas.
Our attention nowadays has shifted to “As the NFL Turns,” a reality show.
He isn’t the first heinous owner to become a detested villain among his team’s fans, but Daniel Snyder recast the mold in the district formerly known as Chocolate City. He purchased the highly regarded Washington franchise for $800 million in 1999 and has trashed it ever since — winning few games, losing many fans and sparking multiple scandals. Under intense pressure to sell, with at least four legal or civil investigations probing his hind parts, Snyder reportedly reached an agreement last week.
News flash: Regardless of how you perform as an NFL owner, a fat bag awaits at checkout. For Snyder, it contains $6 billion, crushing the record $4.65 billion that a Walmart heir paid last year for the Denver Broncos. Good for him as he exits the stage and D.C. celebrates an instant holiday. Josh Harris, who already owns the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils, is poised to become the Washington Commanders’ new owner.
Presumably, that’s how the story ends, with another NFL franchise going to another non-Black owner. Yes, Harris added a little swirl by putting Magic Johnson in the group. But we saw that last year with Condoleezza Rice and the Broncos. OK, great.
But then you learn…
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