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David Alan Tepper (born September 11, 1957) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager.He is the owner of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) and Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer (MLS).
Viola is the owner of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL), [3] and the founder and chairman of Virtu Financial. [4] He is also the owner of St. Elias Stables and co-owner, with fellow Brooklynite Anthony Bonomo, of the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming . [ 5 ]
The NFL forbids corporations, religious groups, governments, and non-profit organizations from owning stakes in teams. [36] The NFL requires a controlling owner to hold at minimum a 30% stake in the team and forbids ownership groups of over 24 people; one team, the Green Bay Packers, is exempt from this under a grandfather clause and is owned by shareholders.
Jerry Richardson was the founder and first owner of the Carolina Panthers. [197] Richardson and his family owned about 48% of the team, [N 1] with the remaining 52% owned by a group of 14 limited partners. [132] Richardson and the other investors paid $206 million for the rights to start the team in 1993. [199]
2017 proved to be among the wildest seasons in Panthers history. Newton underwent offseason shoulder surgery and rehabbed for most of the remaining offseason. Longtime Panthers executive Brandon Beane left to become Buffalo's GM. Days before training camp, owner Jerry Richardson suddenly fired Dave Gettleman.
Despite a 9–5 record and divisional title, several scandals emerged between players, coaches, owner Art Rooney, and even members of opposing teams. This included numerous players being arrested for alleged cocaine possession, contract holdouts, and lawsuits, in addition to regressed play from the team's vaunted defense that led to a first ...
The National Football League (NFL) is the premier professional American football league in the United States, and is also one of the major North American professional sports leagues. Controversies in the NFL include subjects such as questionable championship rulings prior to the creation of the NFL championship game in 1933, team relocation ...
Jerome Johnson Richardson Sr. (July 18, 1936 – March 1, 2023) was an American businessman, professional football player, and owner in the National Football League (NFL). A native of Spring Hope, North Carolina, he played college football for the Wofford Terriers and was twice a Little All-America selection.