The Carolina Panthers have decided to leave behind another staffer ahead of the 2025 season.
According to Joe Person of The Athletic, the team has decided to part ways with passing game coordinator Nate Carroll. Carroll was hired as part of first-year head coach Dave Canales’ staff for 2024.
Canales and Carroll spent 12 seasons together under Nate’s father, Pete, in Seattle. Carroll served in numerous roles for the Seahawks, including defensive assistant (2011 to 2012), offensive assistant (2013), assistant wide receivers coach (2014 to 2017), wide receivers coach (2018 to 2021) and senior offensive assistant (2022 to 2023).
Carolina has now parted ways with four assistant coaches since the conclusion of the 2024 campaign. Along with Carroll, Carolina is moving on without outside linebackers coach Tem Lukabu, safeties coach Bert Watts and defensive quality control coach Bobby Maffei.
Person also noted that “rumblings” about Carroll’s future surfaced with his father drawing interest from multiple organizations. Pete has been linked to the head-coaching vacancies for the Chicago Bears and Las Vegas Raiders.
