ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler is reporting that the Carolina Panthers are expected to hire Detroit Lions’ quarterback coach Sean Ryan.
Panthers’ coach Matt Rhule and Ryan coached together in 2012 when both worked for the New York Giants — Ryan as the quarterbacks coach and Rhule as an assistant offensive line coach.
Ryan has spent the last decade in the NFL coaching quarterbacks and wide receivers, though his work with the signal-callers put on him on the “future offensive coordinator” path. In addition to Matthew Stafford, Ryan has spent time honing the techniques of Eli Manning and Deshaun Watson.
If Matthew Stafford stays in Detroit in 2021, he will once again have a new quarterbacks coach, the seventh during his 13 seasons in the NFL.
With Dan Campbell officially hired as the Lions’ next head coach, staff turnover was expected. Other Lions coaches from last season have already begun receiving attention such as offensive line coach Hank Fraley and defensive line coach Bo Davis. How the rest of the staff shakes out will likely be determined over the next few weeks.
