Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson will sell the team at the end of the 2017 NFL season, he announced in a statement Sunday on the Panthers' official website.
The move comes after Sports Illustrated's L. Jon Wertheim and Viv Bernstein reported Richardson had paid out settlements to resolve allegations he acted inappropriately at the workplace.
According to Wertheim and Bernstein, Richardson allegedly made inappropriate comments toward women, particularly on "Jeans Day" at the team's offices.
In other instances, Richardson would perform "back rubs that lingered too long or went too low down the spine" or attempt to buckle the seat belt of female passengers, which would allow to him to "[brush] his hand across their breasts before putting the belt in the clasp.