The NFL and the Carolina Panthers declined comment on a report Sunday that at least four former Panthers employees received monetary settlements due to inappropriate workplace comments and conduct by owner Jerry Richardson.
The Sports Illustrated report cites unnamed sources who said Richardson made sexually suggestive comments to women and on at least one occasion directed a racial slur at an African American Panthers scout.
The NFL on Sunday said it has taken over the investigation of allegations of workplace misconduct by the 81-year-old owner.
More surgery for Luck? Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is preparing to resume throwing after he completes treatments on his surgically repaired shoulder in Europe, but another surgery reportedly is a possibility.
If Luck, who has missed all of the season after having surgery to repair a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder in January, experiences pain when throwing, he’ll have a procedure on his biceps tendon, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported. That biceps surgery would require at least three months of recovery.