The Carolina Panthers have hired Frank Reich to be their next head coach, the team announced Thursday.
Reich had been in charge of the Indianapolis Colts since 2018 but was fired mid-season.
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Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich stands on the sidelines in the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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The Panthers fired Matt Rhule after his 1-4 start. He had been signed to a seven-year deal before the 2020 season, but he went 11-27 as a head coach.
Carolina hired Steve Wilks to be their interim head coach, and under him they finished 6-6. Wilks had been his defensive passing coordinator and secondary coach, having been the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 2018.
Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich watches his team play the Arizona Cardinals during an NFL football game Saturday, December 25, 2021, in Glendale, Arizona.
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Reich, 61, played for the Panthers at the start of their inaugural 1995 season. One of Reich’s daughters works in the team’s marketing department.
Reich is 40-33-1 in his head coaching career, but in 2021, the Colts lost their last two games to miss the playoffs, and Indy was 3-5-1 when they let Reich go.
Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich watches the second quarter against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on October 4, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Reich was the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles when they won Super Bowl LII.
Carolina went 7-10 on the season, improving as the season progressed, despite firing Rhule and trading Christian McCaffrey midway through the season.