Panthers Owner at Home with New Heart

Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson was released from the hospital Thursday, 12 days after his heart transplant surgery.

The 72-year-old Richardson is still in the early stages of the process. Transplant patients generally face recovery times of three to six months, and doctors at Carolinas Medical Center said last week that older patients generally take much longer to heal.

Although Richardson will be monitored very carefully while at home it is a big step in his recovery to be released at this point.