{"id":734320,"date":"2026-02-06T21:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/734320\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T21:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:53:13","slug":"panthers-owner-david-tepper-explains-his-side-of-2023-drink-tossing-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/734320\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers owner David Tepper explains his side of 2023 drink-tossing incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 6, 2026, 3:42 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/carolina-panthers\/364\" data-autotag=\"8afac4d1-41b4-4302-b154-b45f5b48a0d2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> owner David Tepper broke the ice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Two years ago, during his team\u2019s late-season visit to EverBank Stadium, Tepper provided some <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" data-autotag=\"0e187629-debe-49e8-9e02-83bd36ad3fcc\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> fans with a refreshment. Okay, okay\u2014it actually wasn\u2019t as nice it sounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Towards the end of what was a painful <a href=\"http:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2023\/12\/31\/carolina-panthers-jacksonville-jaguars-game-recap-week-17-2023\/79649418007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">26-0 loss<\/a>, he tossed out the remaining contents of a drinking cup towards the stands. The incident was <a href=\"http:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2023\/12\/31\/watch-david-tepper-appears-to-throw-drink-at-jaguars-fan\/79647824007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">caught on video<\/a>, made for some not-so-flattering press and eventually resulted in a bit of punishment from the NFL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Well, Tepper finally addressed the toss on Friday, while appearing on The Pat McAfee Show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Here\u2019s what he had to say . . .<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tepper was <a href=\"http:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2024\/01\/02\/nfl-fines-david-tepper-300k-tossing-drink-jaguars-fans\/79645616007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fined $300,000<\/a> for what the league deemed to be \u201cunacceptable conduct.\u201d The NFL would issue the following statement on Tepper\u2019s actions:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Fortunately, the drinks haven\u2019t been on Tepper ever since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePanthersWire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">@ThePanthersWire<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter\/X for more Panthers content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 6, 2026, 3:42 p.m. ET Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper broke the ice. 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