David Tepper visits bar after sign takes aim at Panthers owner ahead of draft: 'Let the coach and GM pick'

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The Carolina Panthers' 2024 first-round draft pick was one of multiple picks the Chicago Bears acquired in last year's blockbuster trade. 

The Panthers moved up to the top spot in the 2023 draft and selected quarterback Bryce Young. 

The Panthers finished last season with a 2-15 record and would have been the first team on the clock in Detroit on Thursday. But the Bears held the rights to the pick and drafted quarterback Caleb Williams. 

David Tepper bought the Panthers in 2018, and the franchise has not had much success since, finishing with a losing record in each of the six seasons since he became owner.

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David Tepper of the Carolina Panthers during a game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium Aug. 18, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

Tepper's ownership has also been marred by some off-field blunders, the latest of which took place Thursday. Shortly before the draft began, a sign outside a Charlotte bar appeared to rub Tepper the wrong way. 

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"Please Let The Coach & GM Pick This Year," the sign outside the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille, located about a mile from the Panthers' home stadium, said. The message was a reference to Tepper's perceived influence over the Panthers' decision to draft Young instead of C.J. Stroud last year. Stroud was the second overall pick and won Rookie of the Year.

Tepper caught wind of the sign and decided to pay the bar a visit Thursday night. WBTV obtained video footage of Tepper's exchange with someone working inside the