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Even a win won’t drown out Commanders fans’ refrain: Sell the team

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Tanya Snyder, Washington Commanders co-owner, signs an autograph for a fan before the team's game against the Green Bay Packers. (Al Drago/AP)
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At the end of a week like this, the scene inside FedEx Field revealed everything NFL owners should know about the state of football in this market. Daniel Snyder is just bad for business.

He is the reason Washington Commanders team security had to patrol the stands, treating paying customers who dared to hold up “SELL THE TEAM” signs as if they possessed some kind of illegal contraband. (A Commanders spokesperson said afterward that the fans should not have been asked to take down the signs.)