Commanders blighted by ‘toxic work culture’, says scathing US House report

• Team owner Dan Snyder involved in misconduct, says report
• NFL also comes in for criticism in committee's findings

The Washington Commanders created a toxic work culture" for more than two decades, ignoring and downplaying sexual misconduct" by men at the top levels of the organization, according to a report published on Thursday by the US House committee on oversight and reform.

Commanders owner Dan Snyder was involved in the misconduct, according to the report, which said he inappropriately touched a former employee at a dinner, had staffers produce a video of sexually suggestive footage of cheerleaders," and ordered that women who were auditioning to be cheerleaders walk on the field while he and his friends gawked from his suite through binoculars."