For the first time in 21 years, Dan Snyder did not attend a Washington Football Team game.

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For the first time in 21 years, Dan Snyder was not there in person to witness another Washington Football Team loss.

Julie Donaldson, the team’s new senior vice president of media, confirmed on Twitter that the team owner and his wife Tanya stayed home from the road game in Arizona due to “coming in contact with someone they have known for 15 yrs that tested positive for Covid-19.”

Donaldson wrote that this is the first time in more than two decades that the couple would not be in attendance at a game, either at home or on the road. Snyder bought the football team in 1999.

While the couple tested negative, they were advised by team physician Dr. Anthony Casolaro to quarantine “out of an abundance of caution.”

“They will be with the team in spirit,” read Casolaro’s statement, “watching the game from home and rooting for a Washington victory.”

A win didn’t happen Sunday — the team lost to the Arizona Cardinals 30 to 15. They now have one win and one lose on the season.

The team said it is unsure at the moment if Snyder plans to be at the game next week in Cleveland.

The Washington Football Team has faced a summer of upheaval, perhaps unlike any other in team history. The Washington Post reported extensive accusations of a toxic and misogynistic work environment in an explosive article published in July. And the team saw a long-time-coming name change and a reckoning with its history.

The team’s new coach also was diagnosed with cancer and will see a season with no fans in stands during the 2020 season due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

Snyder has faced pressure to sell the team, something that would likely net him a large profit.

Those calls seem to have quieted down a bit in the last few weeks with the football season now in full swing.

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