ATLANTA -- NFL owners on Tuesday approved Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner David Tepper to purchase the Carolina Panthers from founder Jerry Richardson.
Richardson, who is under investigation by the league for sexual and racial workplace misconduct, made a rare appearance at the league meetings to cast his vote for the hedge fund billionaire. Commissioner Roger Goodell said the vote was unanimous.
Richardson, 81, hadn't attended a league meeting since the spring of 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The sale is expected to close in July, at which time sources have told ESPN.