It is unclear how independent the investigation will be because it is being led by a team stakeholder who is presumably close to Richardson. In other investigations of sports franchise owners, the league itself has taken the lead, such as when the N.B.A. Richardson has served on many of the influential owners’ committees, and he played a large role in ending the N.F.L. Richardson explained the decision simply: “We do the right things.”The investigation into Richardson was first reported by ESPN. Six current and former NFL Network employees, including five former N.F.L.

Source: New York Times December 16, 2017 01:51 UTC