PHOTOS: Dan Snyder’s tumultuous years as Washington football team owner

Daniel M. Snyder talks at a press conference after the NFL approved his 800 million USD purchase of the Washington Redskins at an NFL meeting in Atlanta, GA 25 May, 1999. The NFL’s 31 team owners unanimously approved the sale of the team and Jack Kent Cooke Stadium in Wahington, DC. AFP PHOTO (Photo by STEVE SCHAEFER / AFP) (Photo by STEVE SCHAEFER/AFP via Getty Images)

New Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, left, talks with head coach Norv Turner following morning practice at Redskins Park Thursday, June 10, 1999, in Ashburn, Virginia. The NFL approved the sale of the team to Snyder’s group in May of 1999 for a then-record $800 million. (AP Photo/Khue Bui)

Marty Schottenheimer, left, and Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder shake hands after a news conference where Schottenheimer was introduced as the new head coach of the Redskins in Ashburn, Virginia, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2001. Schottenheimer was the first coach to be hired under Snyder’s ownership, and was fired after one season, during which the team went 8-8. Under Snyder’s ownership, no head coach has lasted longer than Norv Turner, who was the head coach when Snyder purchased the team. (AP Photo/Stephen J. Boitano)

LANDOVER, MD – NOVEMBER 16: Washington Redskins Owner Dan Snyder (R) speaks with General Manager Bruce Allen before a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at FedExField on November 16, 2014 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Washington Redskins cheerleaders prepare to walk out of a tunnel before an NFL preseason football game against the Buffalo Bills Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Landover, Maryland. That year, Washington cheerleaders went to Costa Rica for a calendar photo shoot, during which some cheerleaders said they were put in “unsafe situations,” according to 2018 reporting from the New York Times. The squad’s director and choreographer denied the claims. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Signs for the Washington Redskins are displayed outside FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, Monday, July 13, 2020. At the height of the George Floyd protests that summer, team sponsors including FedEx, Nike and Bank of America called on Washington to abandon the “Redskins” name. The Washington NFL franchise bowed to the pressure and announced that it would drop the name and Indian head logo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

FILE – This Jan. 2, 2020, file photo shows Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder listening to head coach Ron Rivera during a news conference at the team’s NFL football training facility, in Ashburn, Virginia. On July 16, 2020, Snyder hired a D.C. law firm to review the Washington NFL team’s culture, policies and allegations of workplace misconduct. Beth Wilkinson of Wilkinson Walsh LLP confirmed to The Associated Press that the firm had been retained to conduct an independent review. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FILE – Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder walks off the field before the start of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Landover, Maryland, in this Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, file photo. Dan Snyder bought out the Washington Football Team’s minority owners and became the sole owner of the club in late March of 2021. Snyder’s application for a debt waiver of $450 million was approved by the finance committee and the deal was approved by NFL owners. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

FILE – Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder poses for photos during an event to unveil the NFL football team’s new identity, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Maryland. The new name was first revealed by franchise legend and Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams on NBC’s “Today Show” to a mixed reception from fans. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

FILE -FedEx Field is seen in this general view prior to an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Football Team, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Landover, Maryland. The Commanders purchased land near Woodbridge, Virginia, in May of 2022 for a potential site for the team’s next stadium. The 200 acres of land was purchased for about $100 million. The next month, the Virginia General Assembly abandoned legislation intended to lure the team to the state, leaving the future for a new stadium for the franchise in limbo. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)

FILE – A placard for Washington Commanders’ Dan Snyder is seen during a Hous​e Oversight Committee hearing on the Commanders’ workplace conduct, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Congress initially sought information on the investigation into Washington’s football team in 2021. Sexual harassment allegations were leveled against Snyder himself in February of 2022 by one of the six former employees who spoke before the House Oversight Committee. That same committee said in April of 2022 that it found evidence of financial impropriety by the team. Snyder was invited to testify before Congress in June of 2022 and initially declined before doing so the next month. His deposition was conducted virtually and in private and lasted more than 10 hours. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FILE – Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder, co-owner and co-CEO of the Washington Commanders, pose for a photo on the field during warm-ups before an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Shortly after the photo op, ESPN published a story detailing Dan Snyder’s efforts to influence other NFL owners and the league office to keep control of the team. In a statement sent to The Associated Press on Thursday, Oct. 13, a Commanders spokesperson called it “categorically untrue” and “clearly part of a well-funded, two-year campaign to coerce the sale of the team, which will continue to be unsuccessful.” (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)

FILE – Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris speaks with members of the media during a news conference at the NBA basketball team’s practice facility in Camden, New Jersey, Tuesday, May 14, 2019. A group led by Harris and Mitchell Rales submitted a fully financed bid for the NFL’s Washington Commanders in March of 2023. The Harris/Rales group, which includes basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson, is one of multiple bidders involved in the sale process. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)