{"id":430572,"date":"2023-07-21T04:51:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T04:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=430572"},"modified":"2023-07-21T04:51:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T04:51:18","slug":"commanders-new-owner-josh-harris-has-his-priorities-straight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/commanders-new-owner-josh-harris-has-his-priorities-straight\/","title":{"rendered":"Commanders&#8217; New Owner Josh Harris Has His Priorities Straight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The actual victors were Commanders&#8217; supporters. NFL owners overwhelmingly endorsed the sale of the franchise from the Snyder family to a consortium led by Josh Harris on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Daniel Snyder era is over.<\/p>\n<h2>Commanders&#8217; New Owner Josh Harris Has His Priorities Straight<\/h2>\n<p>The sale of the franchise from the Snyder family to a consortium managed by Josh Harris was overwhelmingly authorized by NFL owners during a special meeting on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A record price of $6.05 billion is being paid by the Harris group for a North American sports franchise. Since 1999, Snyder had held the majority of the Commanders; two years ago, he bought out his limited partners to become the sole owner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I know what I\u2019ve got to do and ultimately that comes down to winning.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>Future Managing Partner Josh Harris answers questions from the media <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1xWv6LCerO\">pic.twitter.com\/1xWv6LCerO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Commanders (@Commanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Commanders\/status\/1682156481142050816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Harris was raised in the Washington, D.C., vicinity and recounted his first recollections of passing by RFK Stadium, the previous home of the team. He listed the team&#8217;s former all-time greats, including cornerback Darrell Green, wide receiver Art Monk, and quarterback Sonny Jurgensen from the 1960s and 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement of today&#8217;s permission, Harris took a few questions from the media and made it very clear what he hopes to do as the franchise&#8217;s owner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW Commanders owner Josh Harris just bought everyone at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OldOxBrewery?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OldOxBrewery<\/a> a beer!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wusa9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wusa9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HTTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HTTC<\/a>  (\ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricFlackTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EricFlackTV<\/a> )<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lsDWPpz7lA\">pic.twitter.com\/lsDWPpz7lA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darren M. Haynes (@DarrenMHaynes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenMHaynes\/status\/1682153117801127936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel an awesome responsibility to the city of Washington,&#8221; Harris said. &#8220;I know what I&#8217;ve got to do. It comes down to winning. It&#8217;s on me and on our ownership group to deliver. That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re going to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This franchise is part of who I am,&#8221; Harris said. &#8220;But being a fan is not enough. To be successful, we need to win championships, create a positive impact on the community and create incredible memories for our fan base much like I had as a youth growing up in Washington.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know what I have to do and that comes down to winning. We have to deliver and that\u2019s what we are going to do.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wusa9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wusa9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HTTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HTTC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DgsKqW3fw6\">pic.twitter.com\/DgsKqW3fw6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Darren M. Haynes (@DarrenMHaynes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrenMHaynes\/status\/1682136989443956736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From Day 1, it is our top priority to deliver you a championship-caliber team, and we will strive everyday to ensure that we are a franchise you can be proud of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That contrasts sharply with the successes the Commanders series enjoyed under Snyder.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the most amazing moments in station history. Less than an hour after being confirmed as the new owner, Josh Harris calls into the show and buys about a thousand beers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wr55RyH2rj\">pic.twitter.com\/wr55RyH2rj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/granthpaulsen\/status\/1682243656642641921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In Snyder&#8217;s 24 seasons, Washington had a regular-season record of 164-220-2 and a playoff record of 2-6. As fans rebelled against ownership, the team&#8217;s attendance dropped to last place in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo Commanders fans everywhere, our promise is simple: We will do the work, create the culture and make the investment needed to deliver for this team and for Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NFL clubs unanimously approve Washington Commanders sale to group led by Josh Harris and includes Magic Johnson and additional partners. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0C11f7hPQP\">pic.twitter.com\/0C11f7hPQP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1682139817394466818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Among the 20 limited partners in Harris&#8217; group are Magic Johnson, an NBA Hall of Famer, and Mitchell Rales, a multibillionaire. Johnson referred to it in a series of tweets as the &#8220;biggest achievement&#8221; of his professional business career and &#8220;a historic moment for the entire Black community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Draymond Green Slams Kevin Garnett\u00a0As He Falls For A Fake Account\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/draymond-green-slams-kevin-garnett-as-he-falls-for-a-fake-account\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Draymond Green Slams Kevin Garnett\u00a0As He Falls For A Fake Account<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The actual victors were Commanders&#8217; supporters. NFL owners overwhelmingly endorsed the sale of the franchise from the Snyder family to a consortium led by Josh Harris on Thursday. The Daniel Snyder era is over. Commanders&#8217; New Owner Josh Harris Has His Priorities Straight The sale of the franchise from the Snyder family to a consortium [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":430573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,2292],"tags":[6062,11786,7020,7022,5187,2211],"class_list":["post-430572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","category-washington-commanders","tag-commanders-news","tag-commanders-owner","tag-commanders-sale","tag-josh-harris-commanders","tag-nfl-2023","tag-nfl-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}