The Carolina Panthers announced on Friday that the team is investigating team owner and founder Jerry Richardson for allegations of workplace misconduct.
Richardson, 81, has owned the team since it began play as an NFL expansion franchise in the 1995 season and led the ownership group that brought professional football to the Carolinas.
The investigation will be conducted by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan, LLP, an international law firm based in Los Angeles. Erskine Bowles, a limited owner with the team and a former White House Chief of Staff, will oversee the probe.
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