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Dan Snyder has agreed to sell the Washington Commanders. Unless something changes.
For now, the news has been greeted with near-universal jubilation by Washington fans. Meanwhile, Commanders head coach Ron Rivera is at least relieved to see an agreement has finally been made, after years of the franchise's state of limbo.
Asked by USA Today's Jarrett Bell for the emotions inside the Commanders' headquarters as news of the sale broke Thursday, Rivera said the vibe was positive:
“Kind of relief,” Rivera told the publication Friday.
“It really seemed like a load was lifted because everybody was on pins and needles for the last couple of months,” Rivera said, reflecting on the reaction. “You kind of wondered what was going to happen.”
It might be a stretch to take those quotes as proof positive that Snyder was loathed by the people in the building, as they are likely more indicative of the anxiety that always comes with an NFL ownership change, especially when the franchise owner has been looking into a sale for nearly six months.
New top bosses — in this case a group led by Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils owner Josh Harris — frequently rework their team's front office upon arrival, sometimes all the way up to the head coach (see: Jones, Jerry). It would be very human for people in the Commanders' front office to worry about their futures as Snyder pursued a sale.
However, it's not like Rivera is praising Snyder on his way out. From the Commanders' results on the field to its relationship with its fans to the allegations Snyder still faces, there has been very little reason for Commanders employees to be sad to see him go.
For now, Rivera and his co-workers are focusing on the upcoming NFL Draft later this month:
“Then we got right back to the draft meetings,” Rivera said. “We’ll still be business as usual.”
Barring a massive reversal, Rivera will go down as the final head coach of Snyder's two-decade-plus tenure in Washington. The Commanders hired Rivera after the 2019-20 season and he quickly became an important face of the team as it faced more turmoil than usual due to the bevy of workplace harassment and sexual misconduct allegations over the next few years.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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