Carolina Panthers fire head coach Ron Rivera The Panthers have fired coach Ron Rivera with four games left in the NFL season. Tepper ultimately decided he wanted to get a jumpstart on his search for a new coach, so he fired Ron Rivera, the franchise’s winningest coach, on Tuesday with the Panthers (5-7) all but out of playoff contention following a four-game skid. “I was informed of other teams doing different types of searches out there and I’m not going to start a search and not tell Ron Rivera,” Tepper said Tuesday. Offensive coordinator Norv Turner will transition to special assistant to the head coach, and quarterbacks coach Scott Turner will serve as offensive coordinator. He is a two-time NFL Coach of the Year and likely won’t have a problem landing a job next season.

Source: ABC News December 03, 2019 20:30 UTC