Nicki Jhabvala

Washington, D.C.

Reporter covering Washington's NFL team

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA in journalism

Nicki Jhabvala is a reporter covering Washington’s NFL team. Before joining The Washington Post in 2020, she covered the Denver Broncos for six years, for the Denver Post (2014-2018) and later the Athletic (2018-2020). She has also been an editor and producer for the New York Times, Sports on Earth and Sports Illustrated. She was born in Raleigh, N.C.
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Latest from Nicki Jhabvala

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

Commanders begin rookie minicamp with new vibes from top to bottom

First-round pick Emmanuel Forbes Jr. gets an early interception, and Washington invites 35 rookies to try out.

May 12, 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

Commanders’ 2023 schedule offers few favors from the NFL

Highlights include a trip to Dallas for Thanksgiving and a three-game stretch to close the season against the Jets, 49ers and Cowboys.

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

Commanders doubled down on DBs early in the draft. Will it pay off?

Washington is counting on a more productive defense, including two new defensive backs, to help a young quarterback and transitioning offense.

May 9, 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

Commanders release veteran center Chase Roullier

Once a focal point of the Commanders' offensive line, Roullier battled season-ending injuries in both 2021 and 2022.

May 5, 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