Ron Rivera fired by Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers fired head coach Ron Rivera 12 games into his 9th season. The team was expected to compete in a stacked NFC South division this year, but injuries and other factors have derailed those efforts to the tone of 5-7 so far this season. Rivera became the Panthers head coach in 2011, after serving as defensive coordinator with both the Bears and Chargers . In his time with the team, Rivera led the Panthers to a 76-63-1 (.546) record, which included a Superbo