Daniel Snyder is taking issue with the claim that he has refused to appear before the U.S. House Oversight & Reform Committee for a deposition.

A spokesperson for the Washington Commanders owner issued a statement on Monday night.

"Mr. Snyder has not refused to appear for a deposition," the statement explains. "The Committee offered only one date — June 30 — and Mr. Snyder's attorney is out of the country and unavailable on that date. Mr. Snyder's lawyer has provided alternative dates to the Committee and looks forward to finding a path forward for Mr. Snyder's further cooperation and to address remaining due process concerns."

The attorney for Daniel Snyder reiterated Monday that the Washington Commanders owner would not testify before Congress on June 22, despite a request from the committee to reconsider.

Attorney Karen Patton Seymour declined the initial invitation from the House Oversight Committee investigating the Commanders' alleged "toxic workplace culture," saying that Snyder had a "longstanding Commanders-related business conflict" and is out of the country at the end of June.

On Friday, chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., had sent Snyder's attorney a six-page letter stating Snyder could testify virtually at the June 22 hearing, as Roger Goodell is expected to do.

In July 2021, the NFL fined the Commanders $10 million after its investigation into the franchise's workplace culture under Snyder's ownership. Congress began its investigation shortly after, in October, and is also investigating allegations by a former employee who said she was sexually harassed by Snyder in 2019.

Two more lawsuits will be filed against Deshaun Watson, according to a report.

The Cleveland Browns quarterback currently faces 24 lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions.

The NFL declined comment last week in response to two different inquiries asking whether the circumstances had changed regarding the possibility of Watson being placed on the Commissioner Exempt list.

The Denver Broncos have entered a sale agreement with the Walton-Penner family ownership group.

The agreement is for $4.65 billion, according to multiple reports.

That would be a record price paid for a North American sports franchise.

The Walton-Penner group -- headed by Walmart heir Rob Walton; his daughter, Carrie Walton Penner; and her husband, Greg Penner -- will also include Mellody Hobson, co-CEO of Ariel Investments as well as chair of the board of the Starbucks Corp. and a director at JP Morgan Chase.

"Today marks a significant step on the path to an exciting new chapter in Broncos history," Broncos CEO Joe Ellis said.

Another woman has filed a lawsuit against Deshaun Watson, joining 22 others who accused him in civil cases filed in 2021 of inappropriate sexual conduct during massage sessions.

In the 23rd civil case filed Tuesday in Texas against Watson, the lawsuit states that the plaintiff had her first massage session with Watson during the summer of 2020 and that his "behavior grew worse."

During the third and final massage, she alleges in the lawsuit that Watson exposed himself to her, touched the woman between the legs and "repeatedly requested" her to have sex with him.

Rusty Hardin, who also represents Watson, said in a statement later Tuesday that his client "vehemently denies the allegations" of sexual misconduct "just as he has since she first discussed them with members of our firm in March of last year."