David Tepper made it abundantly clear what one of his top priorities is as the new Carolina Panthers owner: Fix the problematic office culture he inherited from team founder Jerry Richardson.
"That was then. This is now," Tepper said multiple times during his introductory news conference at Bank of America Stadium Tuesday, a day after his $2.275 billion deal to buy the team closed.
Richardson announced plans to sell the team amid allegations of sexual and racial workplace misconduct by him, as reported by Sports Illustrated nearly seven months ago.
There will be no use of non-disclosure agreements to silence victims of harassment in the workplace, Tepper said.