I'm told that Perry Fewell is currently scheduled to interview with the #Panthers next Wednesday for its head coach vacancy, per source.
— ig: josinaanderson (@JosinaAnderson) January 4, 2020
Panthers interim head coach Perry Fewell will get his interview with the team for the full-time job on Wednesday, according to a report by Josina Anderson at ESPN.
Fewell took over when Ron Rivera was fired after a Week 13 home loss to the Redskins, who subsequently hired Rivera. Carolina went 0-4 with Fewell over the next four games and got blown out in three of them, losing by 20 points to the Falcons and 32 points to the Colts and the Saints. The closest Fewell came to a victory was a 30-24 loss to the Seahawks Week 15.
Fewell is an excellent defensive backs coach, but based on the way December went, it’s tough to see him winning the position.
In addition to the team’s late-season struggles, Fewell has a ton of competition for the job. So far, the other candidates include Eric Bieniemy, Kevin Stefanski, Mike McCarthy, Josh McDaniels and Matt Rhule.
The Panthers aren’t the only team looking at those names, though. McCarthy has interviewed twice with Carolina, but he’s scheduled to interview with the Cowboys, who haven’t fired Jason Garrett yet for some strange reason only the Joneses could explain.
Former Packers’ HC Mike McCarthy will interview with the Dallas Cowboys, as @RapSheet reported.
Am told McCarthy’s HC interview with the Cowboys is today, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 4, 2020
The Giants and Browns also have reported interest in the same candidates.
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