Dan Snyder secretly paid for Redskins superfan Chief Zee's funeral

Steven J. Gaither

Dan Snyder secretly paid for Redskins superfan Chief Zee's funeral image

If you ranked NFL owners based on popularity, Dan Snyder would likely be on bottom end, but it'll be hard to find critics of his latest move. 

The Redskins owner was identified as the anonymous donor who paid for the Wednesday funeral of recently deceased Redskins super fan "Chief Zee," according to NBC Washington

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Zee, whose real name was Zema Williams, was a lifelong Redskins fan who attended home games in elaborate Native American-style headdresses for decades. He died earlier this month. 

Former Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss left a bouquet of flowers at Zee's casket, and the funeral ended with "Hail To the Redskins."

Zee was immensely more popular among Redskins supporters than Snyder, but paying for Zee's funeral will likely win Snyder a few more fans.

Steven J. Gaither