Washington Redskins Owner Dan Snyder’s Refreshing New Approach
Deion Sanders, Bruce Smith, Jason Taylor, Donovan McNabb, Albert Haynesworth, Mark Carrier, Steve Spurrier, Jeremiah Trotter, Irving Fryar, Todd Wade and Adam Archuleta are just a few men who were once given a lot of money to be members of the Washington Redskins.
With the exception of Smith, none of these men gave the Redskins much in return. Many gave next to nothing, with their only Redskins highlight being them cashing a paycheck along the way.
With three winning seasons and two stints in the playoffs since he bought the team before the 1999 season, Snyder’s overall record is 84-106 so far. Not what he had hoped for after plunking down $800 to buy the team.
Mike Shanahan in currently the seventh head coach under Snyder. Joe Gibbs, a Hall of Famer and Washington icon, was one of the seven. In his 16 years leading the Redskins, he had two of his only three losing seasons under Snyder.
Snyder had gone most of his time as the owner without a general manager. He had inherited Charley Casserly when he bought the team, but fired him after the 1999 season.
By JW Nix – BR (Senior Writer)
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