Josh Harris has a rare thing in his pursuit of the Washington Commanders: Leverage over the NFL

It remains highly probable that Josh Harris successfully closes his deal to buy the Washington Commanders from Dan Snyder for $6.05 billion. All relevant parties are motivated to get it done, and in some ways, it’s that simple. Nevertheless, there are some interesting moving pieces here as the NFL finance committee gets into the nitty-gritty. The Harris group’s current debt-heavy capital structure and complicated membership has a lot of NFLers uncomfortable, and some believe it does not comply with league ownership rules.