On Tuesday, the NFL officially handed down a $300,000 fine to Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper, who appeared to have tossed the contents of a cup towards Jacksonville Jaguars fans this past weekend. And Tepper, shortly thereafter, issued a statement regarding his “unacceptable conduct.”
Well, based on the early reactions over on Twitter, the statement lacked an apology and the fine lacked a number or two.
Here’s how folks are reacting to today’s news:
1. $300k fine is comically weak for an owner throwing something at fans
2. Tepper doesn’t apologize in this statement
3. The second line of the statement insinuates bad behavior on the part of the Jags fans pic.twitter.com/uujrdEksce
— Nick Carboni (@NickCarboniWCNC) January 3, 2024
Guys get fined $50K for playing football every Sunday (full game checks for many) and Tepper is fined .0015% of his net worth for embarrassing the entire enterprise. 👍 https://t.co/uw3Cqoeg1a
— Brad Spielberger, Esq. (@PFF_Brad) January 2, 2024
Tepper really told his PR person not to include an apology with his statement https://t.co/fZ0io3sUlH
— Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) January 2, 2024
this is such an insane fine. $300k to Tepper is like 5 bucks. ban him from road games in 2024. make him feel it. absolute weak sauce @NFL https://t.co/06RycJJJ4c
— Chris Brockman🎙️ (@chrisbrockman) January 2, 2024
That’ll show em lol https://t.co/ixYvTx89zT
— Unnecessary Bluntness Owner/Coach/QB (@DuncOnDemand) January 2, 2024
NFL basically said he threw a drink on a peasant 😂😂😂
— LilRocketNasa🚀 (@lilrocketnasa) January 2, 2024
— Panthers Culture 🥷🏽 (@PanthersCulture) January 3, 2024
Strike 1. There will be more incidents. https://t.co/kUZRxiU1sK
— The 4 Man Rush (@4ourmanrush) January 2, 2024
Tepper: https://t.co/lBS3esm0rz pic.twitter.com/43wxyWoeNn
— Logan Ulrich (@loganulrich) January 2, 2024
Shorter version of the Tepper statement: https://t.co/aQBwpOcrqt pic.twitter.com/FLdyMlo7xf
— Jason Woodmansee (@jasonwoodmansee) January 2, 2024
Shorter Tepper: pic.twitter.com/u8KR1cqdnv https://t.co/7uNIpEog57
— Strictly 4 My X’ers (@Lizzs_Lockeroom) January 2, 2024
David Tepper:pic.twitter.com/FIkoTaCBou https://t.co/4wazJaivcp
— Kevin Tompkins (@ktompkinsii) January 2, 2024
