CHARLOTTE http://www.panthersfootballauthentic.com/greg-little-jersey-authentic , N.C. (AP)Quarterback Cam Newton said Monday embattled Panthers owner Jerry Richardson should be considered innocent until proven guilty. Richardson is under investigation by the NFL for sexual and racial misconduct in the workplace and announced Sunday that he’s selling the team just hours after a Sports Illustrated report detailed his alleged misconduct. The NFL has not commented on the ongoing investigation. Newton said Richardson met with him and other team captains at Bank of America Stadium Sunday night – hours after Carolina’s 31-24 win over the Green Bay Packers – to inform them he would be putting the team up for sale after the season. The QB says while he disagrees with any type of sexual misconduct, he has immense respect for Richardson based on their 7 +-year relationship. ”Everything that I heard were allegations and nothing was actually proven,” Newton said. ”It’s another person’s words against another person’s words. Needless to say I still think extremely highly of Mr. Richardson. I don’t know none of the sources names that have come out, so I am reaching to find it. But I take sexual assault extremely seriously – and I don’t want to offend anyone – but having a lot of allegations thrown at a person, I don’t think that is really fair.” The Sports Illustrated story cited 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 report states that the settlements came with non-disclosure requirements to at least four former employees forbidding the parties from discussing the details. ”Were there things done? Yeah, there were some things done,” Newton said. ”But needless to say just speaking with the captains and forming our own opinion – we are all entitled to our own opinion – and until things are actually become facts Will Grier Jersey , that is when you can start making clear judgments.” Newton compared how allegations are being levied against Richardson to his experience of nearly being suspended from playing in the 2011 SEC championship at Auburn for something he said he didn’t do: requesting money in a pay-for-play deal at Mississippi State prior to joining the Tigers. The NCAA suspended Newton for a day, then overturned that suspension. ”I almost got suspended just off an allegation,” Newton said. ”It’s still something that somebody said. When I went through my allegations it was all false.” Newton didn’t want Richardson to sell the team, but said it was obvious in their meeting that the 81-year-old owner was not going to change his mind. The quarterback also believes when the team is sold that the new owners should not consider relocating the franchise. ”Of course I want it to stay in Charlotte and it should stay in Charlotte,” Newton said. ”From the things I’m hearing it should stay in Charlotte. I’m not nervous about it moving.” Newton said if in fact the team is sold he wouldn’t mind seeing rapper Diddy buy the team. ”I have always looked to Puff Daddy, Diddy, whatever you want to call him http://www.panthersfootballauthentic.com/christian-miller-jersey-authentic ,” Newton said. ”For that to even be mentioned, that is cool in itself.” Newton said the team is handling the distractions well as it prepares for Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay. The Panthers (10-4) can wrap up a playoff spot with a victory, but still need to help to catch the New Orleans Saints for the NFC South championship. ”I heard an analogy – the calmest part of the tornado is right in the middle,” Newton said. — ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Reuben Foster has been fined two game checks and reinstated to the Washington Redskins‘ active roster after an NFL investigation into an incident of domestic violence found he did not violate the league’s personal conduct policy.The league announced Foster’s fine for two games this season and his new status Friday. Foster will be allowed to participate in all team activities, which includes Washington’s offseason program that begins next week.Foster avoided being suspended in the aftermath of a domestic violence charge from November, which triggered a review based on his previous violations of league policies. Prosecutors in Tampa Jordan Scarlett Jersey , Florida, decided in January not to pursue a domestic violence case against the 25-year-old, dismissing the first-degree misdemeanor battery charge.“Everyone in this league is held to a higher standard,” Redskins President Bruce Allen said. “Reuben understands that his past actions have led a lot of people to doubt him, and he has committed to doing the work necessary to earn the trust of his teammates, our great fans, and the NFL.”Foster was arrested at the San Francisco 49ers’ hotel in Tampa in November and jailed overnight following an incident involving the second-year linebacker and a companion police identified as the same woman who said Foster hit her in February. The woman later recanted the earlier allegations.The 49ers released Foster David Montgomery Jersey , and the Redskins claimed him off waivers but acknowledged he might never play for them. He was placed on the Commissioner Exempt List after Washington added him and finished the season on it.Foster is now cleared to return and play his first game since October.“I am grateful to the Washington Redskins and the NFL for giving me this second chance,” Foster said. “I accept the NFL’s decision and want to say that I am truly sorry for my past actions and the people who may have been hurt by them.”The league says Foster acknowledged responsibility for his actions and has committed to a comprehensive accountability plan developed in conjunction with the NFLPA and the Redskins to avoid future incidents. Allen said the plan includes counseling, a living arrangement, weekly meetings with the team’s player engagement director and chaplain, and some community service.“We have been very clear with Reuben that his past does not have to determine his future — but the responsibility is squarely on him to change,” Allen said. “Reuben must fully adhere to the plan we have developed for him. Reuben knows that we simply will not tolerate any future conduct that is detrimental to the Washington Redskins organization or to the NFL.”The league said it advised Foster that any future incidents will likely result in more substantial discipline. Foster has so far played 16 regular-season games for San Francisco after being a first-round pick in the 2017 draft.“Going forward, I will follow the plan outlined for me and work hard to earn back the trust of my teammates http://www.bearsfootballauthentics.com/riley-ridley-jersey-authentic , the NFL, NFL fans and the community,” Foster said. “I know that my success is all up to me, and I am committed to not letting you down.”