Panthers TE Tommy Tremble: I taunted Cooper DeJean because of his "egregious" hit on teammate

Published October 19, 2026 06:45 AM Panthers tight end Tommy Tremble punctuated his second touchdown of Sunday’s 25-14 win over the Eagles by turning toward and pointing at defensive back Cooper DeJean. Tremble’s move drew a flag for taunting and it came a play after DeJean picked up a personal foul of his own. DeJean and Tremble’s fellow tight end Mitchell Evans got into it after a Chuba Hubbard run and DeJean was penalized for picking Evans up and slamming him to the ground.After the game, Tremble explained that he was trying to stand up for his teammate. “I just thought that earlier personal foul was just kind of egregious, and so it was uncalled for, something that didn’t need to happen,” Tremble said, via the team’s website. “I shouldn’t have retaliated. That wasn’t cool for me to do.”The ensuing extra point was no good, so the 15 yards hurt the Panthers and they would have hurt a lot more had it been a closer game. Tremble will likely feel a little more pain via a fine from the league, but Sunday was a net positive for him and the team.