Panthers shoot After 11 games, Frank Reich names Chris Tabor as his temporary head coach.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Frank Reich era in Carolina is over after only 11 games.
The Carolina Panthers fired their coach on Monday following the team’s NFL-worst 1-10 start in his first year at the helm.
Panthers owner David Tepper announced the move hours after several news outlets reported that he used a profanity as he was leaving the locker room following a 17-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
Tepper hired Reich to fix one of the league’s worst offenses over the past few seasons and develop Bryce Young, the No. 1 overall pick whom he gave up four draft picks and top wide receiver D.J. Moore to acquire this past offseason in the hopes of winning multiple Super Bowls.
Instead, the Panthers are assured a franchise-record sixth straight losing season.
The Panthers are 30-63 since Tepper bought the team from Jerry Richardson in 2018 for $2.275 billion and have never made the playoffs.
Chris Tabor, the coordinator of special teams, will assume the role of temporary head coach. The team’s play caller going forward will be offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, with special adviser Jim Caldwell, a senior assistant.
