Mark Maske

Washington, D.C.

Sports reporter covering the NFL

Education: University of Virginia, BA in rhetoric and communications

Mark Maske covers the NFL for The Washington Post. He has covered the NFL and the Washington Football Team since 1998. He previously covered baseball, the Baltimore Orioles, the effort to bring a major league team to Washington, and colleges. He had two stints as a Washington Football Team beat writer, from 1998 to 2004 and again in 2012 and 2013. He currently covers the NFL at large, focusing on league-wide issues and stories.
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Latest from Mark Maske

Josh Harris’s Commanders deal nears the finish line but isn’t there yet

The $6.05 billion agreement to buy the team from Daniel Snyder still must be approved by the finance committee and NFL team owners, and the committee raised some issues in recent days.

May 13, 2023

Josh Harris has a signed, exclusive deal with Daniel Snyder for Commanders

The agreement gives Harris's group an exclusivity window to attempt to have the $6.05 billion purchase approved by the NFL finance committee and the league's team owners.

May 12, 2023

Tom Brady in discussions with Raiders to become part owner

Tom Brady’s ownership role with the Raiders, if finalized, would not be expected to affect his broadcasting deal with Fox.

May 12, 2023

The can’t-miss games on the 2023 NFL schedule

The NFL's regular season schedule was announced Thursday night — here are the dates and matchups to circle on the calendar.

May 11, 2023

NFL finance committee has concerns about Josh Harris’s Commanders deal

The issues raised by the eight-owner finance committee during a meeting Wednesday in New York could slow momentum toward a possible approval vote this month, although some remain confident the deal eventually will go through.

May 10, 2023

Colts ask NFL to look into whether Washington tampered with Andrew Luck

A person in Luck's camp said the Commanders did not contact Luck, his father or his uncle who served as his agent.

May 8, 2023

More investors in Josh Harris’s Commanders ownership group are identified

Eric Schmidt, Alejandro Santo Domingo and Mitchell Morgan are limited partners in Harris's group, which has reached a tentative agreement to purchase the team.

May 5, 2023

California, N.Y. AGs will investigate NFL over workplace allegations

The AGs cited last year's congressional investigation of the Commanders' workplace and lawsuits by former NFL employees.

May 4, 2023

NFL is talking with Daniel Snyder reps; sale approval could come in stages

In a deviation from their normal process, NFL team owners could give preliminary approval to Josh Harris's bid for the Commanders later this month.

May 2, 2023

NFL draft grades: Texans, Eagles, Seahawks are at the head of the class

Some NFL teams made the most of the draft resources available to them over the past three days. Others, not so much.

April 29, 2023