Crisis Communications in Sports

NFL Insider Andrew Brandt on the Unfolding Communications Crisis Surrounding Daniel Synder's Ownership of the Washington Commanders

PRCG|Sports Season 2 Episode 5

The latest developments in the on-going saga of Daniel Snyder's tenure as owner of the Washington Commanders have yielded some fascinating case studies in crisis communication. On this episode of Crisis Communications in Sports, we speak with esteemed NFL insider and Washington, D.C. native Andrew Brandt to help us break down the X's and O's of all the statements and strategies utilized by the team, the league and by other owners (10:17). Hosts Jim Rocco and Cris Bruce kick off the show with a discussion about the bizarre and puzzling sequence of events that recently took place involving Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, beginning with a botched press conference and ending with a begrudging apology (01:25).