Panthers owner David Tepper throws drink at Jaguars fans as his team gets embarrassed (update)

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Now that Daniel Snyder is mercifully no longer a part of the NFL, there has to be a most capricious and mercurial team owner in the league. Right now, that title would seem to go to Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper, who was not at all happy with the result of Sunday’s game. The Panthers were dragged by the Jacksonville Jaguars 26-0, the Chicago Bears chinched the No. 1 pick which the Panthers traded away for the right to select quarterback Bryce Young, and Young finished his Sunday with 19 completions in 32 attempts for 110 yards, no touchdowns, one interception, and a passer rating of 53.1.

Not that it’s all Young’s fault — the Panthers are a personnel disaster from start to finish, and somebody’s going to have to start fixing that in the offseason. But Tepper, who has fired three different coaches in-season during his five-year reign as owner, seems to be a tough guy to work for, based on some in the league who would know.

At one point in the Jaguars game, there’s video evidence of Tepper throwing his drink at Jaguars fans.

Link to tweet

If that’s how Tepper acts in public, imagine how he is in private meetings.

https://sports.yahoo.com/panthers-owner-david-tepper-throws-224436792.html

NFL needs to make a swift and strong statement regarding David Tepper

In 2009, the NFL fined Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for firing off a double-barreled middle finger at a game. For Panthers owner David Tepper, $250,000 should be the starting point for determining the proper punishment for throwing a drink into the stands at Jacksonville on Sunday.

The NFL has said it is aware of the video. The Panthers declined comment. (Most notably, the Panthers did not deny that the video shows what it appears to show.)

Whatever the NFL does, it needs to act swiftly and decisively. Tepper didn't just cross the line. He jumped over it with both feet.

Sure, he probably had been hearing all day long from the fans below his suite that the Panthers stink and that he's not a very good owner, to say the least. That's no excuse for what he did. Not even close.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-needs-swift-strong-statement-151215035.html