The negative reports around the Washington Football Team do not stop. At the current meeting of all NFL owners, former employees of the franchise and victims in the harassment scandal have now written an open letter to the NFL.

Munich/New York City – For the first time since December 2019, the owners of all NFL teams will physically meet again for the annual owners’ meeting. There, together with Commissioner Roger Goodell, they talk about changes that could happen in the league.

Now former employees of the Washington football team have written an open letter to Goodell and the owners of the teams on the occasion of the meeting. Their demand: to be heard and clarified around the sexual harassment scandal at the franchise.

Specifically, the letter is directed at the Social Justice Committee. The committee is chaired by Gayle Benson (New Orleans Saints), Shahid Khan (Jacksonville Jaguars), Arthur Blank (Atlanta Falcons), Jimmy Haslam (Cleveland Browns) and Michael Bidwill (Arizona Cardinals).

Accusations “not to be swept under the carpet “

Among other things, the letter states, “While your committee is currently very busy working through the racism problem in the league, they can also provide justice for hundreds of men and women who have courageously gone public with their stories of sexual harassment at the WFT.”

It goes on to say, “The NFL should not be allowed to encourage this behaviour only to sweep all allegations under the rug.” Melanie Coburn, former WFT cheerleader, said on the sidelines of the meeting on “ESPN”, “There are still many who are afraid to go public with their experiences. They are threatened.”

It was she who forwarded the open letter to the media present and the NFL. “We deserve to be heard,” Coburn said.

Two former WFT employees are here at the hotel lobby at the owners meetings in NYC, with letters asking for the Wilkinson report to be made public.

– Seth Wickersham (@SethWickersham) October 26, 2021

The NFL would not yet make an official statement on the matter. However, as Sports Illustrated reports, the allegations against Washington were not even on the agenda of the owners meeting.

Dan Snyder? "We held him accountable "

At the end, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell did speak out on the issue. Asked by a reporter if Goodell thought Washington owner Dan Snyder had been punished appropriately, he said: "Yes, I think we held him and his organisation responsible for everything. Furthermore, we assure the former employees of the WFT of all our support."

The 62-year-old did not want to make any further statements or provide any further information publicly, he said.

In addition to the Washington case, the two-day owners' meeting will also discuss and debate the City of St. Louis' push for a new team, the stadium issues in Buffalo and Chicago and the international market.