Panthers fire Ron Rivera after 9 seasons
The Carolina Panthers aren’t waiting until the end of the season. They fired head coach Ron Rivera, who has helmed the franchise since the 2011 campaign.
This stunning news was announced by the Panthers on Twitter Tuesday afternoon:
#Panthers part ways with Ron Riverahttps://t.co/uXqUJpCnkq
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) December 3, 2019
With Rivera out, secondary coach Perry Fewell gets the interim head coach tag, and there is a bit more shuffling at this time, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media.
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Carolina has gone 5-7 this season, losing its last four games. The last thing Panthers fans will remember about Rivera’s time with the team was that he lost to the Washington Redskins. That’s a shame.
With #Panthers coach Ron Rivera out, secondary coach Perry Fewell was named interim head coach. OC Norv Turner will transition to special assistant to the head coach, and QB coach Scott Turner will serve as offensive coordinator. … Major changes in Carolina.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 3, 2019
Ron Rivera took the Panthers nearly to the top, losing to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 following the 2015 season. In his eight-plus seasons as the head coach of the Panthers, he went 76-63-1, getting to the playoffs four seasons.
