Jerry Richardson is keeping the band together as long as he can.
In what figure to be among his final moves as the Carolina Panthers owner and founder – although as the past two months have taught us, expect the unexpected with this franchise – Richardson rewarded head coach Ron Rivera and general manager Marty Hurney with new contracts.
If the next owner wants to blow up the front office and coaching staff, he or she will have to buy out their contacts. And what’s another $20 million or so for someone shelling out $2 billion for the team?