Ricky Proehl has spent the past six seasons working with the Carolina Panthers’ wide receivers.
He’s ready to watch a couple of other wideouts closer to home.
A Panthers spokesman said Proehl is resigning as receivers coach so he can more closely follow the careers of his two sons, both of whom will be Division I receivers this fall.
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Austin Proehl is a rising senior at North Carolina who caught 43 passes for 597 yards and three touchdowns in 2016.
Blake Proehl, who starred at Providence High in the fall, is committed to East Carolina.