When the news broke that Carolina Panthers team owner Jerry Richardson would sell the franchise, with an estimated value of $2.3 billion, after this season, one question rose to the top: Who will buy the team?
And since that initial announcement weeks ago, several names have been thrown around. First there was Diddy, who released a video of himself saying he wanted to become the first minority NFL owner. Then there were rumors that Brian France or Marcus Smith, two high-ranking figures in the NASCAR world, were interested.
But then there were also rumblings that one of Charlotte’s own might be interested in owning the team – someone such as Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry, who grew up in the Queen City and played college basketball at Davidson.