Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is joining Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning as a spokesperson for Papa John’s Pizza. Peyton Manning, the retired NFL quarterback and Papa John's pizza spokesman, reportedly sold his stake in 31 Papa John’s pizza locations … https://www.qsrmagazine.com/.../papa-johns-schnatter-no-longer-spokesperson Schnatter started the business in the back of his father's tavern after selling his car and using … Papa John's, which was founded in 1984, has been floundering after a series of missteps by Schnatter, who blamed disappointing sales on NFL player protests and used the N … Papa John's shares fell about 5 percent on the news Wednesday, dipping from a high of $51.04 shortly after the opening bell to $48.42 per share by … On Thursday, a spokesperson for Papa John's sent this statement to WAAY 31: “Papa John’s is saddened to learn of the tragic situation that took place Wednesday night with team members. The Papa John’s Pizza founder was forced to step down from his role as company pitchman and CEO for using a racial slur during a May 2018 conference call. The Papa John’s Pizza founder was forced to step down from his role as company pitchman and CEO for using a racial slur during a May 2018 conference call. John Schnatter, the founder and public face of Papa John's pizza, resigned as the company's chairman hours after he apologized for using the N-word on a conference call in May. The Papa John’s founder got slammed in 2012 for saying that the cost of insuring his employees under the Affordable Care Act would raise the cost of … Now, after months of unloading chunks of his stake, he owns less than 4%. John H. Schnatter (born November 22 or 23, 1961), nicknamed commercially as Papa John, is an American entrepreneur who founded Papa John's Pizza in 1984. John Schnatter used to own more than a third of Papa John's, a company he founded in 1984.