Consultant: City needs next deal for Carolina Panthers

[Sam Mills Fan]

If you want to think about how fast time flies though, consider this: Jerry Richardson is 79 years old and everyone is worried about what will happen when he dies. When the Panthers first started playing in 1995, Jerry Richardson was 58 years old. That's 2 years younger than John Fox is right now.

 

My point is: We're all hurtling down the train tracks towards death! :)

[CarolinaNCSU]

Can't wait till Michael Jordan buys it.

 

But seriously...please let something get done. Some kind of written agreement that keeps them here, from a future new owner or whatever. If/when the team were ever in serious relocation talks...a core of Cam/Kuechly is a damn easy sell to deep pockets and a city like LA.  Get something done, Charlotte. 

[X-Clown on 1]

I just read that Luke was locked up and was on top of the world.....then I read this......now I'm pondering the meaning of life.

[the butch]

Panthers are one of the more profitable franchises in professional sports. It'd take a lot for someone to want to move them. 

[Ivan The Awesome]

I can't picture the team being named anything else other than the CAROLINA Panthers. It wouldn't sound right. This is troublesome. They need to win a super bowl, maybe that will help them stay?

[Riverboat Ron]

We should start a crowdfund, any billionaires frequent the huddle? Igo?

[Squirrel]

Have to remember that it isn't only Richardsn that owns the team.  It is a group of 10 to 12 people. Most of which live or has ties to Charlotte.  So would still be hard to move the team. 

[cookinwithgas]

I'm kinda hoping that when Jerry passes away we find out he left everything to some 25 year old Topcat he wanted to get up with

[PoundCat]

I personally think it's sickening that NFL teams (not just the Panthers) squeeze tax money out of the local population when they are part of the most profitable sports league on the planet. But we put pressure on our local politicians because of our emotional connection to our teams. We dont want to lose our team, so we advocate paying whatever tax money they want to stay. The teams have their host cities by the balls (figuratively speaking) and they use that leverage to their advantage. 

[joemac]

JR is secretly leaving everything to Morgan Fogerty.

[Scrumtrilescent]

Management buyout 3 months after he passes and this is a nonstory.

[OneBadCat]

I will literally die or never watch football again if the Panthers leave.

[TheJason]

i seem to remember some nfl franchise recently dealing with legal issues over that.... cant for the life of me think of who it might be. surely they dont play in the Panthers' division though... surely the owner doesnt also own an NBA team or anything...

Happened with the Raiders. Mark Davis got a HUGE tax bill to pay.

[Peppers90 NC]

Right? Why in the world would you not want to keep the team and pass everything down to your kids...talk about a legacy!!

 

Maybe he thinks they're idiots and would ruin his legacy.