After hauling in a career-best $130 million in pre-tax earnings over a year, Sean “Diddy” Combs is looking for a wise place to invest some of his cash – and he may have found the perfect opportunity in the Carolina Panthers.
After current owner Jerry Richardson announced plans to turn the franchise over to new ownership at the end of the 2017 season amid harassment allegations, Diddy quickly took to social media to express his desire to purchase the team and become the first African-American majority owner in the NFL.
In a video uploaded to Instagram, Diddy issued a PSA to the people of North Carolina, promising to be the best owner in the league and assured fans that under his stewardship, the team would experience years of continued success.
If he were to take the reigns, Diddy says his immediate priority would be to address the Colin Kaepernick situation. He says he would bring the 29-year-old onboard and put him in the running to be the team’s quarterback next season (@Cam Newton, Diddy insists it’s just competition, baby). Kaepernick has been without a team since he opted out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers earlier this year.
“I need to send a message out to everybody in the beautiful state of North Carolina: I would be the best NFL owner that you can imagine,” Diddy says in the video. “I will immediately address the Colin Kaepernick situation and put him in the running for next year’s starting quarterback. It’s just competition, baby, it’s just competition. But also, I would have the best halftime show, the best selection of music and we would win Super Bowl after Super Bowl.”
A short while after Diddy’s announcement, Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors chimed in via Twitter, admitting he wants in on the action too. Curry has a close association with the state of North Carolina, attending both high school and college there despite being born in Ohio.
Richardson’s announcement to sell the Panthers comes amid allegations of workplace misconduct. The 81-year-old, who bought the team with a group of investors in 1993, has been accused of sexually harassing multiple women and using a racial slur toward a team scout.
In September, the Panthers were valued at $2.3 billion by Forbes.
Meanwhile, the business publication estimated Diddy’s net worth to be an eye-watering $820 million in a report released in May.
Nah…. did called them the “North Carolina Panthers”…nah, not at all, straight tone def and those 31 owners are NOT GOING TO APPROVE Diddy, straight up!
And then he said he will bring the best music and entertainment. this is football, not a damn record label
Lol true. But football is entertainment and they do have a halftime show…
1. get the name right! who are the “North Carolina Panthers” 2. you disqualified yourself when you mentioned making kaepernick a starter. those good ole boys love Cam Newton. 3. the other 31 owners will block the sale IF you became a potential buyer
He gonna call them Carolina Black Panthers, with only Black Players to fight segregation and racism
I hate sean combs as a rapper. He used ghost writers and sampled way to much. He sold out the music BUT i do respect the way he has invested his money and has became a powerful figure in the industry. Sean should try to buy the team and become the first black owner.
I agree with him being a horrible rapper, but there is nothing wrong with sampling. Some of the greatest Producers have/had sampled their whole career (Nujabes, Dilla, Premier, Just Blaze, Pete Rock etc)
It’s not that he sampled, it’s the fact that all of his hits were straight up duplications of the original sample. No chopping, no innovation, just a straight rip of the sample…it was the beginning of the end of the golden age (96′-97′ ish)
I guess it’s just a matter of opinion. A lot of great producers take direct samples. How many times has “impeach the president” been sampled? Way too many to count. Now I’m not saying he is one of the greatest producers, so please don’t think that haha
Nujabes? Some random nobody you threw in with Dilla and Premier and Pete Rock?
GTFOH!! NO ONE EVER HEARD OF NUJABES! LOL
He’s not a random person haha. He was a Japanese Producer. Similar sound to Dilla and Pete Rock. Just because you haven’t heard of him, Doesn’t mean a lot of other people haven’t
Nujabes is one of the illest to ever do it
Sean combs would jack the whole hit record that’s not hip hop. It is rap music. Hip hop artists take some of the record most of the time then create something new. Comb didn’t do that plus use corny ass ghostwriters. He is just as bad as today’s rappers with no talent.
No shit, he’s not to be taken seriously as a “rapper.”
Even if he could negotiate the price down by more than half he would have absolutely no money left, this is a pipe dream
Ummm, ever heard of backers/partners?
Michael Jordan should buy the team. He’s a North Carolina native and is already a majority owner of the hornets. He’s got the bread and name/brand recognition.
Wasnt Jordan born in Brooklyn??
yeah but he moved to NC at around age 5
Good about time black people get in on some of the largest economies in this country so they can quit crying about everything bad happening to them as racism and can just realize life has upsets with or without the white man
Hope Diddy knows you can’t sample plays from the 70’s and still “produce” wins. Still hopes he gets it though. With Charlotte sports owners the ceiling is the roof so anything is possible.
Aaaaah dam i smell controversy cooking up if diddy and steph and others end up buying the Panthers hahaa….i wouldnt be surprised if women start coming out claiming that they were harrased by diddy soon
Puff destroys everything he touches, Jodeci, Lox, 112, Craig Mack, Biggie etc.
The LOX are one of the few exceptions to still have solid careers despite Puff. But add Shyne, Loon, G-Dep, and Mase to that list.
I got fiiiive on it, lets go half on a quarterback sack
Doesn’t he have his hands full with the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl? Lol
you’ll need a white guy to help you since you need about $1B more puff.
I support Diddy in his plans..He always fulfill his promises. This is a very good move for NFL and a record of been First African American Owner – Lovely – PrinceO Worldwide.