ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders fired a team Vice President Thursday morning after a secretly recorded video was posted to X in which he called Commanders fans “mouth breathers” and “high school educated alcoholics.”
Vice President of Content Rael Enteen also labeled Black players as "homophobic" and NFL Players "dumb as hell" in a video posted to social media Wednesday.
A team spokesperson confirmed the termination to WUSA9 less than 24 hours after the video came to light.
“The language used in the video runs counter to our values at the Commanders organization,” said Sean Debarbieri, Commanders Vice President of Football Communications. “We have suspended the employee pending an internal investigation and will reserve further comment at this time.”
Enteen was secretly recorded having a conversation at a restaurant table with a member of the O’Keefe Media Group, owned by “Project Veritas” found James O’ Keefe III who touts himself as a “gorilla journalist” on his X profile. “Project Veritas” and the O’Keefe Media Group have a history of using secret recordings in its reporting.
In the video, which is heavily edited and often cuts out portions of what Enteen is saying, the Commanders VP also said his job is to “sell hope” to a fan base which historically has not had much.
“We have had pipes leaking sewage on our fans in the middle of a game. And I have to put out a social post saying like ‘it wasn’t sewage water. We promise.’ That is state run media.”
Enteen also takes aim at NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, calling him “a puppet.” Enteen also offered opinions on Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who Enteen said “really does run the NFL.
“I think he hates gay people and Black people,” Enteen said of Jones.