Despite Speculation, Trgovac Plans to Remain in Charlotte

January 21, 2009

After a disappointing early exit in the NFL Playoffs this season, the Carolina Panthers have watched what could be the beginning of a landslide of coaches depart Charlotte bound for other NFL and college football teams. Three assistants have already left the ranks of John Fox’s Panthers, but could there be more to come?

Panthers defensive coordinator Mike Trgovac is the next name up on the chopping block, but despite much speculation over his team’s less-than-stellar stats (the Panthers gave up a tremendous amount of points in their last six games of the season,) the D-coordinator is said to remain with Carolina next season. Trgovac is currently in Mobile with the rest of the Panthers’ coaching gang scouting draft prospects at Senior Bowl practices, and there is no word of his leaving Carolina in the upcoming weeks or months.

Although Trgovac is set to stay in Charlotte, his counterparts Mike McCoy, Ken Flajole and Sal Sunseri will not be seen next season at the Bank of America Stadium. McCoy recently took a job as the Denver Broncos’ new offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach, while Flajole will likely take a position as defensive coordinator in St. Louis and Sunseri heads back to college as he takes over linebackers coach duties for the University of Alabama.

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