The sexism scandal within the Washington football team is still going on months since it came to light. After the NFL fined the franchise $10 million in July, new evidence is now apparently coming to light.

Munich/Washington – The Washington Post reports that lawyers for the franchise allegedly offered former employees a financial settlement in February 2021 to keep quiet about the alleged sexual harassment of several former female employees in the workplace.

Team lawyers and spokespeople for the franchise have so far been unwilling to comment.

WFT may have wanted to silence ex-employees

Emily Applegate, a former marketing coordinator for the franchise who first went public with her experience, called the offer “disrespectfully low.”

According to the report, Applegate and the other plaintiffs were informed by their lawyers that in exchange for money, they would be required to sign non-disclosure agreements prohibiting them from further press interviews or posts on social media about their experiences.

“They were upset with our presence on social media and in the press,” said Megan Imbert, a former producer on the WFT broadcast team. “We turned it down because we see the big picture and have always strived for meaningful change, both within the organization and across the league. “

WFT scandal and Gruden éclat: ex-employees criticise NFL

The news of the alleged WFT financial settlement offer came to light in the wake of the mail scandal involving Raiders head coach Jon Gruden.

The New York Times had uncovered misogynistic, racist and anti-LGBTQ emails from Gruden that were collected and reviewed by the NFL as part of its investigation into the Washington football team. The ex-coach allegedly sent the emails to then-WFT team president Bruce Allen.

As a result, representatives of Washington’s ex-employees released a statement calling on the NFL to release the results of said investigation into the team.

“It is truly outrageous that after the NFL’s 10-month investigation, which included hundreds of witnesses and 650,000 documents about the longstanding culture of harassment and abuse within the Washington football team, the only person to be held accountable and lose their job is the coach of the Las Vegas Raiders,” the statement reads.

It goes on to say, “Our clients and the public at large deserve transparency and accountability. If not, the NFL and Roger Goodell need to explain why they seem to want to protect the Washington football team and owner Dan Snyder at all costs. “