CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich admits his weekly conversations with owner David Tepper haven't been "fun'' during an 0-5 start.
But Reich refuses to call this a rebuilding season despite having a rookie quarterback in Bryce Young, a rebuilt roster and a new coaching staff.
"Listen, obviously he's a very accomplished individual,'' Reich said Monday of Tepper, the NFL's second-richest owner with a net worth of $20.6 billion, according to Forbes. "He's built his own empire. He knows how he did that. I don't have his bank of experience to draw from.