Dates: 7 September 2023 – 7 January 2024 |
BBC protection: Take heed to stay commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports activities Further and the BBC Sport web site each Sunday |
The Carolina Panthers have sacked head coach Frank Reich after beginning the season with one win in 11 video games.
However he and his offence have struggled this season, and Carolina presently have the NFL’s worst file.
Reich is the second coach to be sacked this season, as Josh McDaniels left the Las Vegas Raiders after a 3-5 begin.
Particular groups coordinator Chris Tabor has taken over as Carolina’s interim head coach, whereas senior assistant Jim Caldwell can be a particular advisor to offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, who will take over play-calling duties.
Reich had handed them to Brown then took them again, and the workforce suffered one other defeat on Sunday, shedding 17-10 on the Tennessee Titans.
Reich took the Indianapolis Colts to the play-offs in two of his first 4 years with the workforce however was dismissed after successful simply three of their first 9 video games final season.
He’s the third NFL head coach to be sacked in back-to-back seasons after Ray Rhodes by the Philadelphia Eagles and the Inexperienced Bay Packers in 1998 and 1999, and Chip Kelly by the Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers in 2015 and 2016.