Jones: End of Daniel Snyder era gives Commanders fans something new — real hope for future

The news that Washington football fans have craved for so long, while also wondering if they’d live long enough to hear, finally came Thursday afternoon. Daniel Snyder — loathsome in the eyes of most of the supporters (current and former) of his football team — is nearing a deal to sell the Commanders to a group led by Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Josh Harris and NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson for $6.05 billion. Advertisement Dancing and marching bands may not have clogged the streets and sidewalks of Washington, D.C., and the surrounding areas, but they might as well have. The…