Two former Washington Soccer Workforce staff hand-delivered a letter addressed to all 32 NFL staff homeowners on the league’s fall conferences on Tuesday, urging homeowners to demand that the NFL make public its findings from the investigation into Washington’s office tradition. Signed by 12 former staff staff, the letter requires “transparency” from the league, as reported by NFL Media and different shops, suggesting the NFL must cease “preserving misogynist and abusive constructions” and begin “reckoning with its cultural issues,” particularly together with Washington staff proprietor Daniel Snyder.

Ana Nunez and Melanie Coburn, two ex-Washington staff, delivered the letter to the entrance desk of the resort the place homeowners are assembly this week, per The Washington Publish. Whereas within the resort foyer, in addition they addressed reporters and referred to as for an apology from the NFL, declaring that Snyder is “one hundred pc” chargeable for the staff tradition that prompted NFL self-discipline of Washington Soccer Workforce this summer season, and that Snyder has “mastered the artwork of the NDA” amid rising requires particulars of the NFL investigation.

The league punished Washington for its “extremely unprofessional” work atmosphere in July, saying a $10 million tremendous in opposition to the franchise as Snyder surrendered day-to-day CEO duties to his spouse, Tanya. This got here a yr after The Publish first cited 15 former staff staff alleging sexual harassment within the group. It additionally not directly led to the abrupt resignation of Raiders coach Jon Gruden this season, with The New York Instances and Wall Road Journal reporting on insensitive emails Gruden had exchanged with former Washington staff president Bruce Allen.

However Coburn, Nunez and 10 different former staff staff, like dozens of legal professionals of former Washington staff have executed in current weeks, are calling on the NFL to unveil different findings from the investigation.

“The NFL shouldn’t be allowed to encourage staff to return ahead at nice private {and professional} danger to talk to investigators, solely to brush the outcomes of that investigation beneath the rug,” Tuesday’s letter to homeowners stated. “Coach Gruden’s resignation was actually acceptable, however the bigger systemic issues stay. Certainly, it it telling that after such a wide-ranging, exhaustive investigation into the tradition of WFT and its proprietor, the one individual to be held accountable is the coach of one other staff.”

“If the NFL discloses the outcomes of the investigation and takes significant steps to deal with the underlying issues, that may ship the message that the league doesn’t tolerate misogyny and abuse,” the letter continues. “To this point, the league has despatched the alternative message. By failing to reveal the findings of the investigation, and by ignoring calls to take action by WFT staff, legal professionals, activists, and most not too long ago Congress, the league is speaking that it’s extra all for defending rich homeowners and preserving misogynist and abusive constructions than in reckoning with its cultural issues.”

“We’re calling on you to demand that the NFL make the findings public,” the letter asks of householders. “We’re calling you to do the proper factor.”

The NFL stated beforehand it doesn’t intend to launch any further findings from its investigation for confidentiality causes. It has, nevertheless, stated it appears to be like ahead to speaking with the U.S. Home of Representatives’ Oversight Committee, which not too long ago noticed its chairwoman request the NFL flip over paperwork and findings associated to the Washington investigation.