Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper had himself a pretty expensive drink on New Year’s Eve.
As announced on Tuesday evening, the NFL has fined Tepper $300,000 for his actions during this past weekend’s game at EverBank Stadium. The league has deemed his behavior from the outing as “unacceptable conduct” and issued the following statement:
All NFL personnel are expected to conduct themselves at all times in ways that respect our fans and favorably reflect on their team and the NFL.
Tepper, towards the end of his team’s 26-0 loss on Sunday, appeared to have angrily tossed the contents of a cup towards Jacksonville Jaguars fans. This is now the second public outburst of the season for the billionaire owner, who was also seen yelling an obscenity following the Panthers’ Week 12 loss to the Tennessee Titans.
Sunday’s defeat marked the first shutout for the Panthers in 21 years and helped clinched them the league’s worst record of the 2023 campaign.
