An unusual story surrounding the Carolina Panthers surfaced ahead of the 2024 NFL draft on Thursday night. A few hours before the first round was set to begin, a report emerged that team owner David Tepper confronted a restaurant manager over a sign critical of his past decision-making.

You also don’t get to storm into a restaurant and accost the host because a sign they put up hurt your feelings, as Tepper did last week when a Charlotte bar begged the Panthers owner to let the GM and coach make this year’s draft picks. Tepper reportedly forced Charlotte to draft Bryce Young instead of C.J. Stroud last spring.

Panthers owner David Tepper paid a surprise visit to a local bar on Thursday night. Recently obtained security footage shows what went down.

The Panthers used their first-round pick — which they traded up to make — to take wide receiver Xavier Legette and selected running back Jonathon Brooks in the second round.

The story of Panthers' owner David Tepper's visit to a restaurant with a sign criticizing him spread wider due to security footage.

Heading into the 2024 season, Newton has a challenge for Tepper that he thinks can make all the difference and turn the Panthers around – avoid drama. View the original article to see embedded media.