According to head coach Dave Canales, the Carolina Panthers will not be looking for a new defensive coordinator this offseason.
Yesterday’s feel-good win in the 2024 season finale featured a bit of feel-bad history, as the Panthers capped off their defensively-inept campaign by relinquishing 38 points to the Atlanta Falcons. That mark pushed their total to 534, a new NFL record for points allowed in a single season.
So, will that prove to be Ejiro Evero’s final stand as the team’s defensive coordinator?
Canales, on Monday, was asked if there’ll be changes at the position.
“Not right now,” Canales replied. “Ejiro we will back with us as our defensive coordinator. We have a lot of things to evaluate over the next couple of days. And then, certainly into the offseason, to reflect on our schemes, to reflect on our personnel, to reflect on the guys we have here going forward.”
He then reaffirmed the statement.
“Ejiro will be our defensive coordinator next year,” Canales said upon clarifying his reply.
Along with the dubious points record, the Panthers also allowed the most total yards per game (404.5) by a 14.6-yard margin and the most rushing yards per game (179.8) by a 38.4-yard margin. Carolina’s defense in 2023, in their first year under Evero, ranked fourth overall.
Evero will be entering the final season of his three-year deal in 2025.
