New Panthers owner David Tepper is not a fan of Donald Trump

Yahoo Sports ^ | May 15, 2018 | Frank Scwabb

[EdnaMode]

Another anti-Trump Billionaire. How "brave."

[a fool in paradise]

How queer, the NFL would not permit Rush Limbaugh to buy an NFL team franchise

[KC_Lion]

Billionaire Social Justice Warrior.

[Steely Tom]

Essentially, every prominent or wealthy person in the country can insert his or her name in the news cycle by declaring that they don’t like Donald Trump.

[wmileo]

Let's see if he ads Colin Kaepernick to the roster.

[detective]

The $2.2 billion he paid for the Panthers was a huge mistake.

NFL attendance and TV ratings are down.

In five years the team will be worth maybe $1.5 billion.

[Alberta's Child]

David Tepper was the guy who moved out of New Jersey a few years ago ... and the state legislature had to do a mid-year budget adjustment because they lost so much income tax revenue from this ONE TAXPAYER.

[jmaroneps37]

And...? This schmuck just bought into a dying league so what does his opinion about anything mean?

[Trailerpark Badass]

Only douchebags with nothing to do care about the NFL.

[nesnah]

Well, I’m not a fan of sCam Newton.

I guess things are equal.

[ml/nj]

Good luck to him. I hope he finds some welfare recipients to replace guys like myself for his fan-base.

ML/NJ

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Trump and the NFL waged a bit of a silly war last season, with Trump grandstanding on the national anthem issue and the owners strangely worried about avoiding any more of his criticism.

What an idiotic sentence. There was nothing "silly" about the president of the United States calling out professional athletes who chose to use the national anthem to protest, or about the owners' "strange" concern over the alienation of much of their fan base.

[Rebelbase]

“The $2.2 billion he paid for the Panthers was a huge mistake.”

So will be mouthing off about Trump. The fan base here won’t like it.

[technically right]

Nice little anti-trust exemption you have there. Would be a shame to see it go away.

[mojito]

The $2.2 billion he paid for the Panthers was a huge mistake.

When this sale was announced, I recall hearing lots of "experts" say the franchise would go for something like $2.7 to 3 billion. Looks like those estimates were more than a little off - even following yesterday's sports betting news.

[Midwesterner53]

Why does Trump still allow the Department of Defense to support the NFL? They would have been the first plug I pulled last year when the trouble started and the owners and commissioner began to run their mouths about the President.

[Howie66]

Another dumbass with more money than sense joining other dumbasses with more money than sense. Bravo Foxtrot Delta.

I am still NOT watching, following or supporting those limp richards.

[LegendHasIt]

Quite the coincidence. The New (and old) Black Panthers hate Trump too. As do the people who went to see the Black Panther Movie and think it is real.

[wardamneagle]

Saints fan here...........nuff said.

[Sooth2222]

David Tepper was the guy who moved out of New Jersey a few years ago ... and the state legislature had to do a mid-year budget adjustment because they lost so much income tax revenue from this ONE TAXPAYER.

I was going to post that!

"Moving out" of New Jersey means staying out of the state for 183 days. Or claiming to. (Getting a Florida driver's license and registering to vote there would be a good idea if called on it, according to my lawyer.) In my days as a road warrior I was out of New Jersey for more than 183 days every year without even trying.

Tepper is one of those liberals who loves taxes when they apply to everybody else except to him.

My guess also is that Tepper's "move" hasn't had much real effect on his lifestyle. Like New Jersey, Florida is great for 9 months of the year and terrible for 3 months -- it's just 3 different months that are terrible.