On November 27, 2023 Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper fired Head Coach Frank Reich after starting the 2023 season 1-10.
Reich was fired in an in-person meeting on Monday morning less than 24 hours after the embarrassing loss to the then 3-8 Tennessee Titans on the road. Tepper said in an interview with ESPN "I met with Coach Reich this (monday) morning and informed him that he will not continue as head coach of the Carolina Panthers, I want to thank Frank for his dedication and service, and we wish him well." Tepper also fired assistant head coach/running backs coach Duce Staley and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown.
Reich didn't come out fully about retiring from coaching but he did say in an interview with the Charlotte Observer that "This is probably the final chapter of my NFL journey." He is the first NFL head coach since the combine of the leagues in 1970 to be fired to two consecutive seasons as a head coach. Last year he was fired as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts after the record of 4-12.
He also commented to the Observer,
“I want to convey that I have nothing but positive thoughts about Mr. Tepper, on a personal level, I saw a side of him that I deeply respect and care about. But the NFL is a meritocracy. It's not unconditional love. I understand from a professional standpoint Mr. Tepper is going to have certain standards that he expects to have met. I have no hard feelings, and my personal relationship with him was actually a real highlight of this short time.”
The Carolina Panthers are locked on a sixth straight losing season since Tepper purchased the team in 2018 for 2.275 billion dollars. Since Teppers arrival in 2018 the Panthers have gone 30-63, second worst to the one and only J-E-T-S JETS, JETS, JETS! The Panthers are last in record (1-10), 29th in Points per game (15.7), 30th in opponents points per game (26.5), 30th in yards per game (265), and tied 28th in turnover margin (-7).
Also, to add on about Josh McCown and Duce Staley, Josh McCown failed miserably at developing Bryce Young and Staleys running game is below average on a good day. That's why they got the boot, The End.
And another fun fact, in two of their home games the opposing teams, which in this case are the Vikings and Cowboys, sold more tickets to the opposition than to their own home fans.