To the Carolina Panthers, Bert Watts is now known as Coach. But to one Panther in particular, he’s Uncle Bert.
As first reported by NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, Carolina is set to hire Watts as their new safeties coach. He also just so happens to be the uncle of tight end Tommy Tremble.
The #Panthers will hire Bert Watts as their safeties coach, source said. He coached #Broncos OLBs last season and is highly thought of within coaching circles as a future defensive coordinator.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 16, 2023
Watts comes over from the Denver Broncos, where he served as the outside linebackers coach for the 2022 campaign. He is now the third man new defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero has taken out of the Mile High City—having already hired Dom Capers as a senior defensive assistant and Peter Hansen as a linebackers coach.
Prior to joining Evero and the Broncos this past season—his second stint with the organization after working as a staff assistant in 2012—Watts was the special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach for Auburn University in 2021. He’s also picked up stops at the University of California-Davis, Fresno State University and the University of Memphis.
