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NFL owner tosses drink at opposing fans, fined $300,000

Carolina鈥檚 David Tepper apologizes, league calls conduct 鈥榰nacceptable鈥
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The NFL has fined Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for tossing a drink at fans in Jacksonville toward the end of a game on Sunday.

The league called Tepper鈥檚 conduct 鈥渦nacceptable鈥 in a statement released Tuesday.

鈥淎ll 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,鈥 the statement said.

Tepper鈥檚 reaction came after rookie quarterback Bryce Young threw an interception with less than three minutes to play in a 26-0 loss to the Jaguars.

鈥淚 am deeply passionate about this team and regret my behavior on Sunday,鈥 Tepper said in a statement. 鈥淚 should have let NFL stadium security handle any issues that arose. I respect the NFL鈥檚 code of conduct and accept the League鈥檚 discipline for my behavior.鈥

It wasn鈥檛 clear whether Tepper was reacting to something said to him or another loss for the NFL鈥檚 worst team. The Panthers are 2-14 and won鈥檛 even have the No. 1 overall pick in the draft because it was traded to Chicago for the top pick used to select Young.

Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer was standing near Tepper when he tossed whatever remained of his drink while watching the game from a club suite.

In 2009, the NFL fined the late Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo fans while celebrating Tennessee鈥檚 victory over the Bills.

Fans have been banned from stadiums for throwing drinks at players.

It鈥檚 been a rough year for Tepper, who fired first-year coach Frank Reich after just 11 games. Since Tepper bought the Panthers less than six years ago, he has gone through coaches Ron Rivera, Matt Rhule and Reich, plus interim coaches Perry Fewell, Steve Wilks and Chris Tabor.

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