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Panthers promote Wilks to assistant head coach

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10 years ago

February 16, 2015

The Carolina Panthers promoted secondary coach Steve Wilks to assistant head coach on Monday.

Wilks has spent the last three seasons with the Panthers. He spent the 2014 season as the team’s secondary coach and pass defense coordinator.

Wilks took over many of the head coaching duties last month on the day that head coach Ron Rivera’s house caught on fire the week of an NFC playoff game. Wilks was the one who told players and staff members when Rivera stayed at home to handle issues from the fire that caused $500,000 in damages.

Wilks will remain the secondary coach where he has been at Carolina since 2012. His unit finished 11th against the pass in 2014 and sixth in 2013. Carolina improved from 24th in the NFL in pass defense in 2011 to 13th in Wilks’ first season.

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Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk