And he wasn't going to have it any other way.
PHOENIX -- Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson made it clear on Monday that it was his decision not to try to re-sign defensive end Greg Hardy, now a member of the Dallas Cowboys.
"Whose call would you think that would be?'' Richardson told ESPN.com at the NFL owners meetings.
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