Panthers fire Matt Rhule after 1-4 start; Wilks takes over October 10 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Panthers fired coach Matt Rhule on Monday, ending the former Baylor coachs tenure five games into his third losing season.Rhule, the first NFL coach to be fired this season, went 11-27 Nate Davis Jersey with Carolina. The Panthers fell to 1-4 with Sundays 37-15 home lo s to San Francisco as 49ers Adoree' Jackson Jersey fans made Bank of America Stadium their East Coast home.Defensive pa s game coordinator and secondary coach Steve Wilks will serve as interim coach for the rest of the season. The 53-year-old Wilks spent one year as Arizonas head coach in 2018, going 3-13.The 47-year-old Rhule was lured away from Baylor with a seven-year, guaranteed $62 million contract by David Tepper, the second-wealthiest owner in the Malcolm Butler Jersey NFL.Rhules teams went 5-11 in 2020 and 5-12 last year.Tepper was initially patient with Rhule following Sunday's lo s, but grew increasingly agitated and changed his mind on Monday.___More AP NFL: hub/nfl and AP_NFL in this topic Carolina Panthers National Football League Carolina Panthers Spain or Morocco? World Cup pa sions blur in Spanish exclave The World Cup knockout game between Spain and Morocco will bring millions of fans on both sides of the Strait of Jonnu Smith Jersey Gibraltar together around screens in bars and living rooms to see w... 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Believe the hype, Bellingham is lighting up the World Cup Jordan Henderson knew exactly who to thank after opening the scoring in Englands 3-0 win against Senegal 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ben Jones Jersey World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 4 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS
