Panthers Coaching Staff Voids Are Now Filled

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The Carolina Panthers now have their secondary and wide receiver coaching vacancies filled.

Lance Taylor has been brought in from Stanford, where he was the running backs coach. He was previously an assistant to former wide receivers coach Ricky Proehl with the Panthers in 2013. Taylor was reportedly one of three people Proehl recommended.  

Along with Taylor, Curtis Fuller has been named the defensive secondary coach. Fuller had been serving as assistant secondary coach under Steve Wilks, who was recently promoted to defensive coordinator after Sean McDermott landed the head coaching gig in Buffalo.

Jeff Imamura, former Rams defensive quality control coach, will take over Fuller's previous position as assistant.

Head coach Ron Rivera is all about continuity and bringing people up from in house, he showed to have done that here.

Written By Tripp Morgan- Follow Him On Twitter @TrippMorgan6

Article Thumbnail Photo By Jesse Fraetis

 

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