Panthers reportedly plan to interview group of finalists for HC job

Except any new names enter the dialog, the Carolina Panthers will wrap up their spherical of preliminary head teaching interviews on Tuesday—with Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. However will there be a second spherical of conferences?

In response to Joe Particular person of The Athletic, there could very effectively be.

On Monday night time, Particular person gave the latest update on the group’s hunt for a brand new head coach. He famous that proprietor David Tepper and his braintrust reportedly let not less than one contender know they’ll be conducting one other set of interviews after they minimize down the sector.

Particular person writes:

“Even earlier than the pause within the search, it appeared Tepper was decided to conduct a extra thorough search than he did when hiring Rhule, one in all solely 4 candidates to interview after Ron Rivera was fired. To that finish, Tepper and his search committee — which incorporates Nicole Tepper, Fitterer, assistant GM Dan Morgan and vice chairman of soccer administration Samir Suleiman — have indicated to not less than one candidate they plan to interview a gaggle of finalists.

“However whether or not the Panthers conduct one other spherical of interviews has not been decided but, in line with a supply with data of this example.”

After tomorrow, the Panthers could have spoken with nine men for the place—Steve Wilks, Jim Caldwell, Frank Reich, Shane Steichen, Ejiro Evero, Ken Dorsey, Mike Kafka, Sean Payton and Moore. They’ve additionally had their curiosity turned down by three others—Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, New England Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo and San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans, who cancelled his interview with Carolina as a result of “logistical” issues.