His interest is due, in part, to his desire to be a football pioneer.
Diddy then took to Instagram to lay out his vision for the franchise:
The artist made headlines in October when he tweeted that he wanted to buy the entire league. At the time, he was trying to show support to NFL players who were staging protests during the national anthem. Buying one of the league’s 32 franchises would be a far more serious idea.
A post shared by Diddy (@diddy) on Dec 17, 2017 at 5:47pm PST
And if he wants a local face to represent the franchise, he already has an option: NBA star Stephen Curry, who volunteered himself to be part of Diddy’s ownership group.
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Panthers owner Jerry Richardson decided to sell the club following the launch of an NFL investigation into allegations of harassment and mistreatment against Richardson. The allegations were laid out in a story by SI.com.
Richardson said in a statement Sunday that the sale process would begin after the end of the 2017 NFL season.
Forbes magazine valued the Panthers at $2.3 billion in September.
