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[Carolina Panthers]

Panthers officially announce 2025 coaching staff

On Thursday, the Carolina Panthers officially announced their coaching staff for the 2025 campaign.

The group includes four new faces—including secondary coach Renaldo Hill, outside linebackers coach AC Carter, offensive assistant Keyshawn Colmon and defensive assistant Kevin Peterson.

Carolina also announced new titles for three of their current staffers—with Jim Caldwell as the new senior coaching advisor, Mike Bercovici as the new assistant quarterbacks coach and pass game specialist and Mayur Chaudhari as the new assistant linebackers coach.

Here are the full and newly-minted ranks:

Panthers 2025 coaching staff​

Head coach: Dave Canales

Offensive coordinator: Brad Idzik
Assistant head coach/run game coordinator: Harold Goodwin
Offensive line: Joe Gilbert
Quarterbacks: Will Harriger
Tight ends: Pat McPherson
Wide receivers: Rob Moore
Running backs: Bernie Parmalee
Assistant quarterbacks/pass game specialist: Mike Bercovici

Defensive coordinator: Ejiro Evero
Senior defensive assistant: Dom Capers
Outside linebackers coach: AC Carter
Defensive passing game coordinator: Jonathan Cooley
Linebackers: Pete Hansen
Secondary: Renaldo Hill
Defensive line: Todd Walsh
Assistant linebackers: Mayur Chaudhari

Special teams coordinator: Tracy Smith
Special teams assistant: Daren Bates

Senior coaching advisor: Jim Caldwell
Director of coaching development and culture: Scott Cooper
Game management coordinator: George Li

Head coach assistant and coaching operations manager: Jessica Beckenstein
Offensive assistant: Keyshawn Colmon
Coaching assistant: Ilir Emini
Defensive assistant: Kevin Peterson
Offensive quality control: Dean Petzing

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Source: https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2025/02/20/panthers-announce-2025-coaching-staff/

 

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Panthers announce handful of staff additions for 2025 season

The Carolina Panthers officially announced six additions to their staff for the upcoming 2025 campaign.

Four of those new faces will serve as part of the coaching staff. The group includes Renaldo Hill as secondary coach, AC Carter as outside linebackers coach, Keyshawn Colmon as an offensive assistant and Kevin Peterson as a defensive assistant.

Hill, perhaps the most recognizable name of the bunch, played 10 NFL seasons as a safety. He went on to pick up coaching stints as the assistant defensive backs coach for the Miami Dolphins (2018), the defensive backs coach of the Denver Broncos (2019 to 2020), the defensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Chargers (2021 to 2022) and the passing game coordinator/defensive backs coach back in Miami (2023).

Carolina has also hired former Buffalo Bills associate athletic director Denny Kellington as their new vice president of player health and performance. Kellington is best known for helping save the life of safety Damar Hamlin—who experienced an episode of commotio cordis, a rare disruption of heart rhythm, during a Monday night game on Jan. 2, 2023.

He’ll be joined by former Minnesota Vikings strength coach Josh Hingst. Hignst will serve as the Panthers’ new director of performance.

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Source: https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2025/02/20/panthers-announcement-staff-additions-2025-season/

 

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Panthers buy more time to negotiate new deal with C Austin Corbett

The Carolina Panthers have seemingly bought themselves a little more time to strike a deal with one of their hog mollies.

As first reported by Over The Cap, via Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer, the Panthers have pushed back the void deadline on center Austin Corbett’s contract to March 11. This agreement will allow more time for the team and the 29-year-old soon-to-be free agent to reach a new pact ahead of the 2025 campaign.

If the Panthers cannot come to terms with Corbett before the start of the new league year (March 12), they’ll have to take on a dead cap hit of approximately $7.7 million. But if they can settle on a fresh agreement, Carolina would likely not incur as large of a knock.

Corbett joined the Panthers on a three-year, $26.2 million deal in the spring of 2022. Numerous long-term injuries, however, have limited the former second-round pick to just 26 of a possible 51 games for Carolina.

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Source: https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2...agency-panthers-austin-corbett-void-contract/

 

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Did Panthers G Robert Hunt hint at recruiting 'buddies' to Carolina?

The Carolina Panthers might be getting even more of a return on their investment into right guard Robert Hunt.

This past Thursday on Twitter/X, Hunt paid homage to fellow hog molly and future Hall of Famer Zack Martin—who recently informed the Dallas Cowboys of his decision to retire. Under the post sat an inquiry from a Panthers fan, asking the veteran offensive lineman if he has any “buddies” who are looking to come to Carolina.

Here was Hunt’s response:

— Robert Hunt (@RobertHandyHunt) February 21, 2025

Hmmm . . .

So, who could those “buddies” possibly be?

Well, perhaps he still has connections over in Miami—where he played the first four years of his NFL career.

Some notable Dolphins free agents who were teammates with Hunt include running back Raheem Mostert, pass rusher Emmanuel Ogbah and safety Jevon Holland. Holland, given the Panthers’ needs in their secondary, might be of particular interest.

But even if he’s not on the recruiting trail, Hunt—one of two Pro Bowlers for the team in 2024—has started to bulldoze quite path for himself in Carolina already.

*Pssst . . . Rob, seriously though . . . the squad could really use a certain safety.*

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Source: https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2025/02/22/nfl-rumors-free-agency-panthers-robert-hunt/

 

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4 more cut candidates for the Panthers following Dane Jackson's release

The Carolina Panthers have started to reconstruct their roster ahead of the start of the new league year.

One of their adjustments sent off cornerback Dane Jackson, who was released on Friday after just one season of a two-year deal. The move will save Carolina just over $3 million in salary cap space.

But will the Panthers look to save even more?

Here are four more potential cut candidates who can join Jackson on the outs:

Source: https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/lists/nfl-free-agency-panthers-cut-candidates-offseason/