Report: Commanders owner Dan Snyder is 'no longer under any NFL restriction'

“Dan Snyder agreed with the NFL that he would step away from day-to-day operations … for a limited period, and he is no longer under any NFL restriction related to his involvement with the team,” a statement from the Holland & Knight firm reads in part. That references last July when the NFL levied a $10MM fine against the then-Washington Football Team; in addition to that punishment, Snyder handed over operational duties to his wife Tanya.

As Maske and Jhavbala note, however, the NFL has not changed its stance on the matter – that Dan Snyder would not be suspended, but that he would nevertheless remain barred from team activities for an undetermined period. Nothing was expected to change in that regard until the conclusion of the ongoing investigation into Washington’s workplace culture (one which has since been joined by a probe into alleged financial impropriety), though Snyder’s representatives have previously maintained that his absence was always voluntary.

In any event, the 57-year-old will not attend this week’s owners meeting in New York. While he will not officially be on the agenda, Snyder is sure to be the subject of informal conversations, writes CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones. Support is suspected to be dwindling in the wake of an ESPN report from earlier this week claiming that Snyder has dug up ‘dirt’ on fellow owners to protect against a vote forcing him to sell the team. As is the case with all other accusations, Snyder’s representatives have denied that.

For at least the immediate future, Snyder’s status within the Commanders organization appears to remain the same as it has for the past several months. With plenty of scrutiny hanging over his head, though, any move to increase his presence would add further to the attention being paid to his potentially tenuous position.