CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers have had no discussions about returning the Jerry Richardson statue to Bank of America Stadium and the team founder has no plan to legally fight to have it returned.
"He's turned the pages,'' Jim Gray, a spokesperson for Richardson, said on Thursday. "He's moved on. The statue is not his focus.''
According to a report by the Charlotte Observer, citing sources, the removal of the statue is permanent.
The 12-foot statue was removed from the North entrance of the stadium on Wednesday with the team citing public safety concerns amid the racial unrest in the country.