When controversy surrounds the Washington Redskins, Karl Swanson is close behind
Washington Post |
Nov. 13, 2009 7:10 a.m.
"It’s been that kind of season for the [Washington] Redskins: Coaching mayhem and heartbreaking play on the field, outrage over ticket policies and banned signs off of it," Paul Farhi writes. "Fans are at the edge of despair or revolt and have been letting owner Daniel M. Snyder know it. At times like these, Snyder counts on a trusted lieutenant named Karl Swanson. As Snyder’s self-described public-relations "henchman," Swanson, 59, has been tending to Snyder’s image for at least a dozen years. When controversy calls — as it repeatedly has since Snyder became one of the Washington area’s most prominent citizens — Swanson is close behind, ready to tell the boss’s side of the story."
