After buying the Washington Commanders last year and realizing how much there was to fix, Harris is beginning to leave his imprint
Although it has been widely portrayed as a $6.05 billion purchase, it probably will end up being for $5.85 billion; there is a $200 million earnout, or deferred payment, that is contingent on certain revenue markers the team is unlikely to reach, according to one person with knowledge of the terms.
“There were definitely points that I felt that this was not going to happen,” Rales said last year. “… [Harris and I] were saying, ‘We’re spending a lot of money on this process with lawyers and accountants and others.