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Panthers request interviews with 9 coaching candidates, 8 GM candidates after firing Scott Fitterer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers need a head coach and a general manager — and they already have plenty of potential candidates. “As we move forward with the new direction for our franchise, I have made the decision that Scott Fitterer will no longer serve as our general manager,” Panthers owner David Tepper said in statement. The Panthers announced …

Panthers’ roster holes: 5 spots GM Scott Fitterer should address before season

In the midst of checking off a lot of boxes during a productive offseason, Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer said teams never fill all of their positional needs, due mostly to the salary cap. Outside linebacker Asked recently about what the depth chart looked like at outside linebacker, defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero said: “We’ve got Mr. Burns and then we’ve …

N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich says he and general manager Scott Fitterer have agreed on which quarterback the team will select with the No. Reich said the team’s coaching staff’s convictions on who to take “built gradually” over time. With the top pick decided, Reich said the team is now focusing its attention on its other five picks …

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Decision time is fast approaching for the Carolina Panthers. Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer downplayed any concerns about Young’s size — the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner was measured at 5-foot-10 and 204 pounds at the NFL scouting combine in February — being a consideration in the team’s decision. We want to keep this process open all the …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer said the team has no reservations about Bryce Young’s size as it begins to finalize a decision on who’ll be the No. “When Russell Wilson came out he had three balls batted down his senior year; Bryce had two,” Fitterer said Tuesday during a pre-draft news conference. “It’s not done, and …

Scott Fitterer did not come right out and say Alabama quarterback Bryce Young will be the Panthers’ pick at No. As has been well-documented, Fitterer was Seattle’s college scouting director in when the Seahawks drafted Russell Wilson, who was 5-11 and weighed 204 pounds at the 2012 combine. “Obviously,” Fitterer said, “it’s a huge decision for the organization.” Talk to …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule said he and general manager Scott Fitterer went through about 50 different scenarios the morning of the NFL draft and very few of them had Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu falling to them with the sixth pick. “The fact that every step of my football journey I’ve been in North Carolina, I think that …