CULTURE

Footer Column 2

Footer Legal

Footer Main

Nav Bar

OTHER

SPORTS

Subscribe, at any level, to play

Thanks for your interest in Defector Crosswords!

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

Plans start at $8/month.

Subscribers enjoy unlimited, ad-free browsing.

Register to continue

Or click here to subscribe for unlimited, ad-free access!

Our gift to you: This year's post is unlocked. Register your email to get even more free articles.

Welcome to the 2025 Hater's Guide!

Just register your email:

This blog is free to read.

This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

Defector

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 18: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders celebrates during an NFL Football game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on January 18, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.

Jamboroo

I Am Witness To The Rebirth Of Football In Washington

Dave McKenna

The Doink Heard ’Round The Beltway

Staff Writer
Find me on Signal @DefectorChris.19

Chris Thompson

A member of the Washington Commanders cheer squad celebrates a touchdown during the NFL game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Washington Commanders on September 10, 2023 at Fed Ex Field in Landover, MD.

The Washington Commanders Played A Football Game And Dan Snyder Had Nothing To Do With It

Patrick Redford

A photo with added illustration of Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, with his tongue sticking waaaaay out to the side. As in, it almost reaches his jacket collar.

Dan Snyder Officially Out As Commanders Owner, Set To Spend Rest Of Life As Anonymous Tyrant

Ray Ratto

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 10: Former NFL head coach John Gruden is seen in attendance during the UFC 282 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 10, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Jon Gruden Was The Mark

Barry Petchesky

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 2: Washington Commanders owners Dan Snyder, right, talks to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, left, before the Dallas Cowboys defeat of the Washington Commanders 25-10 at AT&amp;T Stadium on October 2, 2022 in Arlington, TX. (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The NFL Is Full Of Unpleasant Men Trying To Screw Each Other

SnyderWatch: Dan Snyder Comes One Big Step Closer To Selling The Commanders

What Comes After Dan Snyder?

SnyderWatch: The Fucker Is Still Here

We Deserve A Little Bloodshed Before Dan Snyder Sells The Commanders

The Arizona Cardinals doing OTA's at the Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center. The NFLPA survey suggests that it "smells crazy in there."

Let The NFLPA’s Reviews Of Every NFL Franchise Confirm Your Suspicions

Dan Snyder sticks out his disgusting tongue.

How Does Dan Snyder Keep Getting Away With This?

David Roth

Andrew Luck after losing the AFC Divisional Round Game in 2018.

Podcasts

Strange Luck And Extreme Skiing, With Seth Wickersham

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Washington Commanders fans attend an unveiling of a memorial for Sean Taylor on the 15th anniversary of his death prior to a game against the Atlanta Falcons at FedExField on November 27, 2022 in Landover, Maryland.

Commanders Unveil Sean Taylor Mannequin

Colts owner Jim Irsay and various aged rock luminaries at the 100th birthday party for Jack Kerouac that Irsay hosted at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Everyone Is Just Going For It, With Bomani Jones

Tom Ley

The Commanders Are Rotten

How To Destroy A Team

Feds Add Criminal Investigation To Dan Snyder’s Woe And Misery

The Commanders May Or May Not Be For Sale

Want To Bring Dan Snyder Down? Make D.C. A State

Dan Snyder’s Charitable Foundation Bounces Check

Defector Up All Night

Jim Irsay Wants Dan Snyder Out

Samer Kalaf

Commanders head coach Ron Rivera is angry after game

Ron Rivera Angrily Defends His Bad Quarterback After Commanders Win

NFL Owners Hate And Fear Dan Snyder

-Skins19 - 175541 - 12/18/2005 - Photo by John McDonnell - Landover MD - Redskins host the Dallas Cowboys. L to R - Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Redskins Owner Dan Snyder meet at midfield An hour before game time.