After the Carolina Panthers fired Ron Rivera in early December of last year, defensive backs coach Perry Fewell was promoted to interim head coach.
Fewell, of course, is a long-time coaching veteran at the NFL level, having broken onto the scene with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1998 under then-head coach Tom Coughlin, whom he later followed to New York.
Given the old school environment in which Fewell is accustomed to, it should come as little surprise that’s become a staple of his leadership. And for some — just as it was for Coughlin — that doesn’t sit well.
On Thursday, Giants defensive back Rashaan Gaulden called out Fewell on Twitter, claiming the 57-year-old tried to “steal his love of the game,” but ultimately just provided him with more motivation.
Gaulden was a third-round pick of the Panthers in the 2018 NFL Draft, but after appearing in 15 games as rookie, managed to make just nine appearances before being waived by Carolina last season.
At the time of Fewell’s hire, Jalen Ramsey, who had worked under Fewell during the coach’s second stint with the Jaguars from 2017-2018, tweeted a warning to Gaulden and other Jacksonville defensive backs.
Ramsey was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 2019, a year after Fewell’s departure, while Gaulden was signed by the Giants just a week after being waived by Fewell and the Panthers.
