Panthers Owner Tepper Hires Law Head After Bias, HQ Allegations

March 6, 2023, 10:30 AM UTC

The Carolina Panthers have a permanent general counsel for the first time since 2020 as the team wrestles with allegations of racial bias in hiring and an investigation into a scuttled $800 million headquarters plan.

Tanya Taylor, who was the first Black woman to hold the general counsel job at Radisson Hotel Group Americas, announced her new top legal role with the Panthers on LinkedIn after team owner David Tepper said her hire and several others show he’s trying to break up the NFL’s “old boys’ network.”

“I’m incredibly excited about the opportunity to pivot from my career in the ...

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