Houston Texans owner Bob McNair defended Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson amid the league's investigation into Richardson and workplace misconduct.
Jarrett Bell of USA Today reports that McNair said, "“Some of the comments could have been made jokingly. I’m sure he didn’t mean to offend anybody.”
McNair also said that he hopes Richardson "turns out that he's innocent."
"I understand what he's saying,'' McNair said, according to David Newton of ESPN. "Sometimes people choose to try to make something go away rather than fighting it. I think his regret is he didn't fight some of these things.