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Since 2000, 40 coaches have held the interim tag after the head coach was fired or left the team midseason. Of those, only 10 have gone on to earn a full-time head coaching job the following season.
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Defensive pass game coordinator and secondary coach Steve Wilks will serve as interim coach for the rest of the season. The 53-year-old Wilks spent one year as Arizona’s head coach, going 3-13 in 2018.
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Baker Mayfield leads the host Carolina Panthers against his former team, the Cleveland Browns. Mayfield said the Browns’ decision to replace him with Deshaun Watson came “abruptly and unexpectedly,” but added he’s happy in Carolina where he hopes to re-establish himself as a franchise quarterback.
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A day after a pair of fights resulted in five players being kicked out of the first joint practice between the Panthers and Patriots, two more incidents — including one in which a female fan was struck after a scrum spilled into the spectator area — nearly brought an end to Wednesday’s practice session.
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The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Charlotte native is expected to start right away at left tackle. Ekwonu was the first offensive player taken in Thursday night's draft following five defensive players being chosen.
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Flores alleges that the league is "managed much like a plantation" charging that its 32 owners, none of whom are Black, profit from the labor of its players, 70% of whom are African American.
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The NFL has partnered with four universities to study impacts to football players’ heads during practices and games. UNC-Chapel Hill expands on its concussion research with the new program.
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The Carolina Panthers agreed to a one-year contract to bring quarterback Cam Newton back to the franchise that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2011.
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Jaycee is the son of former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver Joe Horn. Jaycee Horn, a cornerback, played his college football at South Carolina. The Panthers passed on quarterback Justin Fields to help upgrade their defense.
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"I am honored to be selected as an NFL official," said Maia Chaka, a teacher in the Virginia Beach area. "It is an accomplishment for all women, my community, and my culture."