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Under Dan Snyder, Washington sank from NFL elite to also-ran

FILE - Washington Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz (11) walks off the field after failing to convert on fourth down during the second half of a NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Landover, Md. Few NFL teams have managed to lose as much as Washington has since Daniel Snyder was part of a group that purchased the franchise for a then-record $800 million in 1999. (Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File) FILE - Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, right, gets a hug from his father Jack Gibbs in the team's locker room at the Rose Bowl following a win over the Miami Dolphins in NFL football's Super Bowl XVII in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 30, 1983. Washington beat Miami 27-17. Few NFL teams have managed to lose as much as Washington has since Daniel Snyder was part of a group that purchased the franchise for a then-record $800 million in 1999. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, left, and his wife Tanya Snyder, listen to head coach Ron Rivera during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility in Ashburn, Va., in this Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, file photo. Few NFL teams have managed to lose as much as Washington has since Daniel Snyder was part of a group that purchased the franchise for a then-record $800 million in 1999. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Under Dan Snyder, Washington sank from NFL elite to also-ran