After filling two staff openings from within, Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera will reach outside the organization to hire a wide receivers coach – albeit an assistant who worked for him previously.
Stanford running backs coach Lance Taylor – who was the Panthers’ assistant receivers coach in 2013 – is returning to Carolina to replace Ricky Proehl, two league sources told the Observer.
Taylor spent the past three seasons at Stanford and apparently wanted to remain with the Cardinal through signing day on Wednesday.
Taylor has strong ties to Panthers offensive coordinator Mike Shula. He was a wide receiver and special teams captain at Alabama in 2003 during Shula’s first year as the Crimson Tide’s coach.