Commanders suspend employee after undercover video shows him disparaging players and fans

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Commanders said Wednesday they have suspended an employee pending an internal investigation after he was shown making disparaging comments about players and fans in an undercover video posted on social media.

Vice president of content Rael Enteen said in the video posted by O’Keefe Media Group that some players were being stupid and homophobic, calling fans “high school-educated alcoholics” and “mouth breathers.”

A team spokesperson said: “The language used in the video goes against our values ​​as a Commanders organization” and that they would reserve further comment at this time.

James O’Keefe, who founded the company last year, told The Associated Press by phone that the videos were taken during two dates in June in Washington. O’Keefe said Enteen and the woman who filmed the interactions met on a dating app.

Enteen also called NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell “a $50 million puppet” in a video and said the league’s social justice efforts were performative. A message sent to a league spokesperson seeking comment was not immediately returned.

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