If you can’t play for them, join them?
Colin Kaepernick, who has alleged NFL owners blackballed him for spearheading the controversial national anthem movement, might just become a part owner himself.
After Diddy said Sunday night he wants to buy the Carolina Panthers, which Jerry Richardson has decided to sell amid allegations of his misconduct, Kaepernick said he wants a stake.
“I want in on the ownership group!” Kaepernick wrote Monday. “Let’s make it happen!”
The as-of-now theoretical ownership group also would include Warriors star Stephen Curry, who said, “I want in!” for ownership of his favorite football team.
The Panthers won’t be sold until after the football season, Richardson said Sunday, as the only owner the franchise has ever known is jumping ship during an NFL investigation into his behavior. According to Sports Illustrated, he has reached settlements with at least four former Panthers employees, who include one scout who alleges Richardson slurred him, while many female employees have said Richardson sexually harassed them.
Forbes estimated Diddy’s net worth at $820 million. Gauging how much the franchise would fetch is difficult, given professional football is still far and away the best-rated American sport, but has seen decreased ratings and increased polarization due to people like Kaepernick, who knelt for the national anthem to protest police brutality and racism in the US. The last NFL team to change hands was the Buffalo Bills, who were sold for $1.4 billion in 2014.
Kaepernick, the face of the NFL protests, is still a free agent, despite many quarterbacks going down this season.

