A day after Jon and Mark Richardson surprisingly resigned their positions with the Carolina Panthers, a reason for the move is emerging.
The boys simply couldn’t get along.
According to Charles Chandler of the Charlotte Observer, “[o]ngoing sibling disputes” resulted in the joint resignations.
And the joint resignations apparently resulted from a decision by their father, Jerry Richardson, to figuratively clunk their heads together and tell them to get out.
It’s a shame, but it’s not uncommon. Sometimes, brothers shouldn’t be working together. The surprise here is that Richardson opted to move both of them out of the organization at the same time.
Moving forward, we wouldn’t be surprised if Mark Richardson eventually returns, becoming the day-to-day leader of the team whenever Jerry decides to step away from it.
For now, however, the founder of the 15-year-old franchise is back in the captain’s chair.