Source: No recent contact between Snyder, Irsay

INDIANAPOLIS -- Washington Commanders proprietor Dan Snyder and Indianapolis Colts proprietor Jim Irsay person not had immoderate interaction since Irsay made pointed comments astir Snyder astatine the league meetings earlier this month, a root told ESPN's Adam Schefter connected Saturday.

It could marque for an awkward sojourn erstwhile their teams play successful Indianapolis astatine 4:25 p.m. Sunday. Snyder volition be the crippled and beryllium successful the visitor's owners box, provided by Irsay.

"I lone tally into owners if it's truly coincidental," Irsay told the Washington Post. "Most of america don't spot each different unless we hap to beryllium passing each different connected the tract oregon determination astatine the aforesaid time. It has thing to bash with Dan Snyder. If I was playing the Ravens, I wouldn't cognize if [owner] Steve Bisciotti was going."

A Commanders spokesperson, meanwhile, issued a little connection addressing Irsay's caller references to Snyder.

"It's unfortunate that Mr. Irsay continues to behave successful a mode that intelligibly is successful usurpation of the Constitution of the NFL," the spokesperson said, seemingly referencing Article IX of the NFL Constitution, which stipulates that nary nine subordinate tin publically knock different enactment oregon its management. "We look guardant to playing his squad connected Sunday. "

At the NFL league meetings successful New York connected Oct. 18, Irsay said determination was merit to removing Snyder arsenic owner.

Congress continues to analyse Snyder for the workplace civilization created during his ownership. The NFL, led by lawyer Mary Jo White, besides is investigating Snyder for a 2nd time, stemming from an allegation of intersexual misconduct. The archetypal probe resulted successful a $10 cardinal good of the organization.

There are investigations by the lawyer generals successful Washington, D.C. and Virginia regarding fiscal improprieties by the organization, which the squad has denied.

All of this has led to treatment implicit Snyder's aboriginal arsenic owner.

"I conscionable judge successful the workplace today, the modular that the shield stands for successful the NFL, that you person to support that," Irsay said. "I conscionable deliberation that erstwhile owners speech among each other, they'll get to the close decision. My content is that -- unluckily -- that's the roadworthy we astir apt request to spell down. And we conscionable request to decorativeness the investigation. But it's gravely concerning to maine the things that person occurred determination implicit the past 20 years

At the meetings, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said helium told the owners to hold until the investigations are complete.

"We person to look astatine each the evidence, and we person to beryllium thorough going forward," Irsay said. "But I deliberation [removal arsenic owner] is thing that has to beryllium fixed superior consideration. I judge it's successful the champion involvement of the National Football League that we look it squarely successful the oculus and woody with it."

Owners tin unit a merchantability if astatine slightest 24 ballot successful favour of specified a move; Irsay said determination would perchance beryllium enactment for specified a vote.

The Commanders released a connection aboriginal that time calling Irsay's comments "inappropriate but not surprising." They besides pointed to their advancement arsenic an enactment implicit the past 2 years.

Their connection concluded: "Mr. Irsay volition reason that determination is nary crushed for the Snyders to see selling the franchise. And they won't."