The source also predicted that, if Irsay hadn’t said what he said to reporters, he definitely would have made those comments in the room, sparking a Snyder-related conversation.

If/when litigation happens, the owners would be grilled about who said what, to whom. With Snyder surely considering all legal options, anything said in that session would become discoverable evidence in court - even if they asked Tanya Snyder to exit the session so that the matter could be discussed without her there to hear whatever was said. Pash urged the owners to exercise patience and restraint, explaining that they’d want the same treatment if they were facing a similar situation. It was, in the assessment of the source, the direct result of Colts owner Jim Irsay’s public comments regarding Snyder from this afternoon.

Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Pash slammed the door on any Snyder discussion during the owners-only session at Tuesday’s league meeting. Privately, that message was sent to the owners by NFL general counsel Jeff Pash. Publicly, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters that he wants the league’s owners to reserve judgment on Commanders owner Daniel Snyder until the pending Mary Jo White investigation is done.

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