The Eagles play the Redskins Washington Football Team twice in the next three weeks, so we’re monitoring our southern neighbors. We’re tracking news coming out of our nation’s capital, where the corrupt politicians continue to bicker like little school children. They all need to grow up. What a bunch of losers!

Anyway, the Washington Post put out an intriguing story this week, alleging that owner Daniel Snyder tried to interfere with the investigation into his organ-i-zation (hockey voice). The story is titled Daniel Snyder pledged support for the NFL’s investigation. His actions tell a different story,” and the relevant passages center around a woman who accused Snyder of sexual misconduct. The allegation had been “kept secret by a confidential $1.6 million settlement,” according to the story.

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According to these (sources), the woman’s lawyer, Brendan Sullivan, accused Snyder’s lawyers of offering his client more money beyond the $1.6 million the team paid in 2009, if she agreed not to speak to anyone about her allegations against Snyder and her settlement with the team. In court filings, (investigator Beth) Wilkinson later described phone calls to Sullivan from Snyder’s lawyers as an attempt to “silence” the 2009 accuser. Wilkinson and Sullivan declined to comment.

Snyder’s attorneys, in their own sealed letter filed in court, denied trying to block the interview and offering the woman more money, according to people familiar with that letter.

In a statement released after this story published online, A. Scott Bolden of the law firm Reed Smith, which represents Snyder and the team, said, “Untrue. It did not happen. Absolutely no effort was made by me or any Reed Smith lawyers to dissuade anyone from speaking with Beth Wilkinson or otherwise cooperating with her investigation, nor was any money offered to anyone not to cooperate. Anyone suggesting something to the contrary is lying.”

It’s reported that Wilkinson did ultimately interview this accuser, according to court records.

The story goes on to allege that Snyder’s lawyers attempted to identify and contact former employees who had spoken to the WAPO in the past. It details more on the nature of the reported sexual misconduct and talks about the “secretive nature” of Roger Goodell’s handling of the investigation.

That last part is the more relevant thing for a larger NFL crowd. Obviously those leaked emails got Jon Gruden fired, and it resulted in a lot of people calling for the NFL to be more open and transparent with their findings. So far, nothing on that front, and we’re instead turning to outlets like the WAPO for information.

It’s a long read, but a good read: