The embattled N.F.L. owner had reached a $6 billion deal in April with a group led by Harris but continued to seek higher bids. The franchise’s sale could be approved by the league at the end of this month.
Quintez Cephus and C.J. Moore of the Detroit Lions and Shaka Toney of the Washington Commanders were suspended indefinitely for betting on N.F.L. games, and two other Lions players will sit out six games for gambling violations.
Snyder’s fellow N.F.L. owners gave him every opportunity to restore the Washington franchise to respectability. He passed. Now he is giving them what they want most: his departure.
Owning one of the N.F.L.’s storied franchises was Dan Snyder’s dream. But his 24 years atop the team were marked by defiance, public battles and scandal.