SPARTANBURG
Panthers assistant coach Thomas McGaughey was promoted to special teams coordinator Sunday after Bruce DeHaven accepted an advisory role and left the team to resume cancer treatements in Buffalo.
McGaughey has held the positon before — at Louisiana State (2011-13), with the New York Jets (2014) and last season in San Francisco, where the 49ers ranked eighth in the NFL in punt coverage and second with four blocked field goals.
McGaughey met with the media Monday and shared his thoughts on a variety of topics, including his respect for DeHaven, the Panthers’ punting competition and the rule change involving touchbacks, which will now come out to the 25-yard line instead of the 20.