NFL owners voted to begin a new chapter in Carolina Panthers history Tuesday, and approved David Tepper as the team's new owner.
The unanimous vote gave the Panthers the second owner in team history. It also marked the end of Jerry Richardson's 25-year tenure as owner and a turbulent five-month period for the franchise.
Approval by other NFL owners — which was expected — is the culmination of a bidding process that began at the end of the Panthers' season in early January. Weeks before that, Richardson put the team up for sale on the same day a Sports Illustrated story was published detailing allegations of sexual and racial misconduct by Richardson.