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FILE - In this April 17, 2019, file photo, Carolina Panthers general manager Marty Hurney speaks to the media in Charlotte, N.C. The Panthers have fired Hurney after the team lost eight of its last nine games and failed to make the playoffs for a third straight season. Hurney’s contract was set to expire after the season. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
Panthers fire GM Marty Hurney after another losing season

By Steve Reed Dec. 21, 2020 09:58 AM EST

Panthers owner frustrated over not having fans at NFL opener

By Steve Reed Sep. 02, 2020 07:01 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers owner David Tepper expressed frustration with government officials over not allowing fans in the stadium for the team’s Sept....

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (19) talks with some young fans along the fence line after making a catch in drills during practice at NFL football training camp in Latrobe, Pa. The coronavirus pandemic forced the NFL to abandon, at least for 2020, the fading but still time-honored tradition of teams traveling to training camp. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
NFL's stay-at-home order means no travel for training camp

By Schuyler Dixon Jul. 08, 2020 11:20 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 17, 2014, file photo, a statue of former Twins' owner Calvin Griffith stands in the snow outside Target Field before a baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays in Minneapolis. The Twins say they’ve removed a statue of former owner Calvin Griffith at Target Field, citing racist remarks he made in 1978. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia, File)
Twins remove ex-owner Griffith statue over racist remarks

Jun. 19, 2020 10:10 AM EDT

CORRECTS TO DELETE A REFERENCE TO CLARIFY THE STATUE WAS NOT THERE FOR NEAR 25 YEARS AND THAT THE STADIUM HASN'T BEEN REOPENED - FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2017, file photo, a bronze statue of Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson and the team mascot is shown before an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Buffalo Bills, in Charlotte, N.C. The statue of former Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, which had stood in front of the team's stadium, was removed Wednesday, June 10, 2020. "We were aware of the most recent conversation surrounding the Jerry Richardson statue and are concerned there may be attempts to take it down," the team said in a statement. "We are moving the statue in the interest of public safety." (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek, File)
Buffalo Bills at Carolina Panthers 9/17/2017

Jun. 10, 2020 03:58 PM EDT

A work crew prepares to remove a statue of former Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson from in front of the team's stadium in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, June 10, 2020. “We were aware of the most recent conversation surrounding the Jerry Richardson statue and are concerned there may be attempts to take it down," the team said in a statement. "We are moving the statue in the interest of public safety.” (AP Photo/Steve Reed)
Statue of ex-Panthers owner removed from outside stadium

By Steve Reed And Tom Foreman Jr. Jun. 10, 2020 03:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2019, file photo, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne, left, jokes with middle linebacker Kwon Alexander during a combined NFL football training camp with the Denver Broncos at the Broncos' headquarters in Englewood, Colo. All 32 NFL teams have been told by Commissioner Roger Goodell to hold training camps at their home facilities this summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most NFL teams stay at their training complexes year-round, but Dallas, Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Buffalo are among those that stage training camp elsewhere. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
NFL tells teams they must hold training camps at home

By Barry Wilner Jun. 02, 2020 05:01 PM EDT

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, left, and Charlotte MLS owner David Tepper talk during the announcement that an MLS team, owned by Tepper, will begin play Charlotte in 2021 at an event in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond
Charlotte lands Major League Soccer expansion team

By Steve Reed Dec. 17, 2019 10:14 AM EST

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2012, file photo shows New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton speaks at a season-ending news conference in Metairie, La. In March 2012, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Saints coach Sean Payton for one season, general manager Mickey Loomis for eight games and assistant head coach Joe Vitt for six games because players were paid bonuses for injuring opposing team players. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
NFL At 100: A look at the biggest scandals in NFL history

By Rob Maaddi Sep. 06, 2019 12:10 PM EDT

Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera, left, talks with team owner David Tepper during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Spartanburg, N.C., Thursday, July 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Tepper wants to build retractable roof stadium in Charlotte

By Steve Reed Jul. 31, 2019 02:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2017, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, talks with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft before the Patriots face the Oakland Raiders in an NFL football game in Mexico City. Pending the completion of police investigations in Florida, and likely a league probe as well, Goodell could punish Kraft for being charged with two counts of soliciting a prostitute. The 77-year-old Kraft was twice videotaped in a sex act at a shopping-center massage parlor in Florida, police said Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Goodell has wide-ranging powers to fine or suspend Kraft

By Barry Wilner Feb. 23, 2019 02:03 PM EST

FILE - In this June 7, 2018, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft speaks with reporters following an NFL football minicamp practice, in Foxborough, Mass. Police in Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution, saying they have videotape of him paying for a sex act inside an illicit massage parlor. Jupiter police told reporters Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, that the 77-year-old Kraft has not been arrested. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Misbehaving owners hardly unheard of in pro sports

By Barry Wilner Feb. 22, 2019 04:12 PM EST