Panthers investigating owner Jerry Richardson for alleged workplace misconduct

[stillers4me]

The Carolina Panthers announced Friday that an internal investigation has been launched into allegations of workplace misconduct against the team’s owner, Jerry Richardson.


“The Carolina Panthers and Mr. Richardson take these allegations very seriously and are fully committed to a full investigation and taking appropriate steps to address and remediate any misconduct,” Panthers spokesman Steven Drummond said in a statement. “The entire organization is fully committed to ensuring a safe, comfortable and diverse work environment where all individuals, regardless of sex, race, color, religion, gender, or sexual identity or orientation, are treated fairly and equally. We have work to do to achieve this goal, but we are going to meet it.”


The Panthers did not comment on the specifics of the allegations against Richardson, but said the investigation will be led by law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan, LLP, and overseen by Bill Clinton’s former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles.........

Read more @ https://www.sbnation.com/2017/12/15/...ct-allegations

[Mojouw]

Can't say I am surprised. Crusty old southern billionaire treats the workplace like it is his own private playground? Who would've thought?

I'm just surprised it wasn't Jerrah Jones. It was the other Jerrah that got caught first.

[86WARD]

Every single team has multiple players that have committed some sort of “sexual harassment”. It happens when you have an organization full of entitled men. It’s only a matter of time...

[AtlantaDan]

So the team is conducting an internal investigation of its majority owner which is being headed up by the minority owner? No conflict of interest there.

Since owners are subject to discipline by the league for off the field misconduct (see, e.g., Jim Irsay) why is Roger not ordering up an investigation by the league office as was the case with Ezeiel Elliott? Imagine the reaction if Jerry Jones had headed up the investigation of Elliott's alleged misconduct. Typical duplicity when it comes to the NFL imposing discipline

At least Erskine Bowles can bring to the investigation his expertise in working with a sexual predator who heads up the enterprise.

This from the New York Times

It is unclear how independent the investigation will be because it is being led by a team stakeholder who is presumably close to Richardson. In other investigations of sports franchise owners, the league itself has taken the lead, such as when the N.B.A. looked into racist remarks made by Donald Sterling, then the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Bowles was the White House chief of staff for President Bill Clinton in 1997 and 1998, when an investigation began into Clinton’s sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky, who was a White House intern.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/s...tion.html?_r=0

[ALLD]

Wait until they get to the other Jerry in Dallas. He keeps a fleet of sluts at his disposal.

[AtlantaDan]

What a surprise - settlements and nondisclosure agreements to bury the dirt

During its own investigation in the weeks prior, SI learned that on multiple occasions when Richardson’s conduct has triggered complaints—for sexual harassment against female employees and for directing a racial slur at an African American employee—he has taken a leaf from a playbook he’s deployed in the past: Confidential settlements were reached and payments were made to complainants, accompanied by non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses designed to shield the owner and the organization from further liability and damaging publicity.

SI has been made aware of at least four former Panthers employees who have received significant settlements from Richardson or from the team in exchange for what amounted to a vow of silence...

Last week, the Panthers learned that Sports Illustrated was investigating Richardson, the team’s office culture and allegations of the existence of confidential settlement agreements. Sources tell SI that Drummond, the team spokesman, and Richard Thigpen, Carolina’s longtime general counsel, reached out to various present and past employees encouraging them not to speak. In some cases, SI was told, Thigpen made specific reference to confidential settlements some former employees had signed.

https://www.si.com/jerry-richardson-...low_twitter_si

Seems like the Panthers announced this Friday because media had picked up the story and was getting ready to publish - after getting the story out Panthers now telling the league office to figure it out

The NFL has taken over the investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct by Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said Sunday.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2...ace-misconduct

[fansince'76]

Wait until they get to the other Jerry in Dallas. He keeps a fleet of sluts at his disposal.

[SteelerFanInStl]

Richardson will be putting the team up for sale after the season is over. Sounds to me like he really screwed up.

[Mojouw]

Yeah. Paying a handful of people hush money because your a creepy old pervert racist isn’t usually a path to long term success.


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[86WARD]

How a big deal hasn’t been made of these photos is one of the biggest victories Jerry Jones will see in his lifetime.

[Fire Goodell]

How a big deal hasn’t been made of these photos is one of the biggest victories Jerry Jones will see in his lifetime.

Can't blame him. Look at Heff, that's a dream for 99.9999% of guys out there. Being a billionaire and being surrounded by hot women lol