The Carolina Panthers could lose another one of their coaches this offseason.
According to ESPN senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler, the Jacksonville Jaguars have requested to interview Panthers defensive passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley for their opening at defensive coordinator.
Cooley was hired by Carolina in 2023, when he began with the organization as their secondary/cornerbacks coach. He was promoted to his current passing game coordinator position before the start of the 2024 campaign.
Previously a member of the Los Angeles Rams’ staff, Cooley has already shared a sideline with new Jaguars head coach Liam Coen. That crossing came in 2022, when Cooley was the defensive backs coach and Coen the offensive coordinator.
This marks the second time in as many years that the Jaguars have had interest in hiring a Panthers coach for their defensive coordinator post. Jacksonville requested an interview with Carolina defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero for the same position in 2023, but were denied.
