The fact that Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule got to keep his job after a particularly embarrassing 2021 campaign might’ve been enough of an endorsement. But he never received the all-important public backing from owner David Tepper . . . until today.
After over a year away from team media, the 64-year-old billionaire did some catching up with reporters on Wednesday. He began by expressing his approval of Rhule, both for the job he’s doing now and moving forward.
“I think I wanna thank Matt, I want to compliment and thank him, for the real progress toward winning this season. I want to compliment him on assembling a new staff that brings a lot more experience than we had with the old staff, including two former head coaches,” he said. “I believe in Matt and he has my full support.”
