CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NFL could vote to approve the sale of the Carolina Panthers in two weeks.
Ben Navarro is one of the bidders and people who know him said he’s extremely humble and does not like being in the spotlight.
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They also said he wasn't just thinking about himself when he submitted the bid.
Navarro founded a network of schools in South Carolina called Meeting Street Schools.
Navarro is also the founder and CEO of Sherman Financial Group, which is headquartered in Charleston.
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The company deals with credit services through a national bank that issues Visa and Mastercard credit cards.
Former Mayor Joe Riley first met Navarro when he approached him about starting a school in Charleston.
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“You see him dressed casually,” Riley said. “You have no idea he'd have the wherewithal to be the owner in the National Football League.”
He said Navarro also told him why he wants to buy the Panthers.
“First of all, to make sure it stayed in the Carolinas, stayed in Charlotte, and he saw it as an opportunity to make something even better,” Riley said.
Other potential bidders are Alan Kestenbaum, Michael Rubin and David Tepper.
The NFL’s finance committee, made up of nine league owners, will start the vetting process after a winning bidder is announced.
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