John Fox is no longer leading the charge in Carolina as head coach of the Panthers, but he’s still looking for that perfect fit in the NFL. After Panthers owner Jerry Richardson made the official announcement last week that he would not renew Fox’s contract for next season, the dismissed Fox has been on the lookout for head coaching positions elsewhere. NFL.com reported today that Fox has touched down in Denver, where he plans to interview for Josh McDaniels’ old job.

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Reports from NFL.com this afternoon state that San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator Ron Rivera has been tapped as the next head coach for the Carolina Panthers. Rivera has been in talks with the Panthers for the last few days, and the 49-year-old coach will now get his first head coaching job in the NFL.

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Ron Rivera might be a Charger no more. The San Diego defensive coordinator has reportedly met with the Carolina Panthers to discuss a potential position as the team’s new head coach to follow in John Fox’s place, and rumor has it the Panthers like what they see in Rivera.

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Has the Carolina Panthers’ ‘luck’ run out? It sure has when it comes to Stanford prodigy Andrew Luck, the early projected No. 1 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. The Panthers were rumored to be going after Luck in the impending draft, but the Stanford quarterback made the decision yesterday to return to Stanford next year in order to graduate before he considers a career at the professional level.

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Hinging upon a number of factors, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck will be a Carolina Panther next season. The star collegiate athlete is widely rumored to be the No. 1 overall pick in April’s impending draft, and because the Panthers will have the first pick of the litter it’s all but assumed they will take Luck with hopes of him becoming the team’s next franchise quarterback.

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In addition to New York Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell and San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator Ron Rivera, the Carolina Panthers have also added San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Greg Manusky to the list of possible candidates to take over for John Fox’s vacant head coaching position with the team next season. According to NFL.com, the Panthers have requested an interview with Manusky this week, further solidifying the suspicion that the Panthers are looking for outside talent instead of promoting from within for the head coaching position.

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Jerry Richardson tells it like it is, and he’s certainly been an outspoken figure during the ongoing labor talks around the league. Richardson, the longtime owner of the Carolina Panthers, has been involved in negotiations that are still being hashed out with the league, and he spoke to the press this week downplaying the effectiveness of the current labor talks.

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John Fox didn’t get the sendoff he probably wished for over the weekend. Just two days after the Panthers formally announced that Fox and his coaching staff won’t be back for another season in Carolina, the Panthers incurred a 31-10 loss to the Atlanta Falcons to wrap up their 2010-11 campaign.

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There’s so much hype on the Carolina Panthers getting Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck in the impending NFL Draft that any news regarding injured Carolina starter Matt Moore has largely been pushed aside. Moore is still recovering from a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder, an injury suffered in early November, but will he be back in Carolina Blue after this season?

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The Carolina Panthers are still in the running for Stanford’s Andrew Luck, even with a 19-12 victory over the Arizona Cardinals yesterday. Keeping consistent with the Cincinnati Bengals, who also won yesterday, the Panthers tacked on their second win of the season, celebrating a victory yet also staying in the running for the first pick of the 2011 draft.

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