Panthers Hire Assistants to Rivera

Ron Rivera is still on a rampage trying to fill the open coaching positions on the Carolina Panthers roster, and the team made several changes this week regarding coaches. Here are some new coaches in Carolina to get acquainted with before next season.

Fred Graves, Wide Receivers Coach: Graves reunites with WR Steve Smith in Carolina after several years, as he is Smith’s former WR coach from Utah. Graves has spent the last four seasons with the Tennessee Titans. Before that, he worked for the Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions, also having spent 19 years coaching at Utah.

Pete Hoener, Tight Ends Coach: Hoener has been in San Francisco with the 49ers for the last six seasons and is credited with helping aid in the development of tight end Vernon Davis. He’s also spent stints with the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals.

Eric Washington, Defensive Line Coach: Washington comes to Carolina from Chicago, where he spent last season as the Bears’ defensive line coach. Prior to that, Washington served as the assistant defensive line coach in Chicago for two seasons. He coached at Northwestern before joining the ranks of the NFL.

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