ATLANTA -- Houston Texans owner Bob McNair doesn't expect "any surprises'' in Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner David Tepper on Tuesday getting the required 24 votes from the 32 NFL owners for approval to purchase the Carolina Panthers.
He reminded that owners already have vetted the hedge fund billionaire as a five-percent owner of the Steelers.
Tepper actually only needs 23 votes since he'll get the vote from Richardson, who already has accepted Tepper's winning bid of $2.275 billion. Whether that vote will be cast by Richardson or COO Tina Becker remains to be seen.