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After the Carolina Panthers (5-7) lost to the lowly Washington Redskins (3-9) on Sunday, all but ensuring that they will miss the playoffs for the third time in the past four seasons, it was perhaps only a question of when, not if, Coach Ron Rivera would lose his job.
On Tuesday, the team’s owner, David A. Tepper, made the move, firing Rivera with four games remaining on the schedule. While he named secondary coach Perry Fewell as interim head coach, Tepper also made it clear that there will be other job openings.
“We are going to take a comprehensive and thorough review of our football operation to make sure we are structured for long-term sustained success,” Tepper said in a statement.