Commanders star claims there’s a ‘dark cloud’ over Dan Synder's team

The Washington Commanders' safety Benjamin St-Juste has said that since his arrival at the franchise, there has been a 'dark cloud' hanging over it. Why? Due in part to owner Dan Snyder's alleged off-field indiscretions.

St-Juste was speaking to the media in the Commanders' locker room. He believes that every time something good happens on the field, something bad (Snyder) is happening off it (www.wusa9.com):

"Since I arrived here, it's been a dark cloud over our organization. Every time there is something good happening on the pitch, something bad is happening off it. It would give us great energy to have a fresh start and regain the confidence of the fans."

St-Juste is right! This season, the Commanders have played some decent football and pushed the now 7-1 Minnesota Vikings all the way last Sunday. Despite the good performance, all that anyone can talk about is Dan Synder's off-field issues.

Sitting at 4-5 now, Washington were riding the high of a three-game winning streak that was unfortunately snapped on Sunday. One would think that even if the Commanders had managed to pull off an unlikely win, the media's attention would still be centred around Dan Snyder.

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Why is Commanders owner Dan Snyder being sued?

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The Washington Commanders owner is being sued due to allegations of sexual harassment against him and other employees of the team.

Six former employees have laid down the allegations of sexual harassment. These include voyeur-like photos taken of cheerleaders without them knowing about it.

During a meeting with the House Oversight Committee at a roundtable discussion, Ana Nunez, Brad Baker, Emily Applegate, Tiffani A. Johnston, Melanie Coburn, and Rachel Engleson (six former employees) revealed what had happened to them.

Melanie Coburn talked about a rewards trip that involved an employee being forced to drink alcohol despite the fact that they were a recovering addict.

Coburn also detailed that when the party made its way to Snyder's house, she was told to go down to the basement. She found out why later, because the men had invited prostitutes to the house.

“I later learned from a colleague, who was there, that it was because the men had invited prostitutes back,” Coburn said via the New York Post.

DC Attorney General Karl Racine told the media on Thursday that his office is suing Snyder, Roger Goodell, and the NFL. The reason is the little to no knowledge the public had of the corruption that was involved in the league's investigation of Snyder.