Panthers Lose Another Coach

Mike McCoy was the first authoritative figure from the Carolina Panthers to depart the team in the post-season, but he surely wasn’t the last. Following the news of the Carolina coach earlier this week, Panthers defensive line coach Sal Sunseri is said to be following in the footsteps of McCoy, leaving the Panthers for a coaching position elsewhere. While nothing has been officially stated yet, Sunseri is said to have accepted an offer to fill a vacancy coaching for the University of Alabama under coach Nick Saban.

Sunseri is expected to join Alabama as the linebackers coach for the Crimson Tide, perhaps even seeking a higher title such as assistant head coach. The former Panthers defensive line coach is said to replace former Alabama defensive head coach Kevin Steele. Before coaching for the Panthers, Sunseri served as the interim head coach of the University of Pittsburgh football team in 1992, also spending time coaching linebackers at Louisville and then contributing his coaching skills to both Alabama A&M and LSU. Prior to coaching, Sunseri was an All-American linebacker at Pitt and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers, ultimately suffering a career-ending knee injury that forced him out of the NFL as a player.

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