According to ESPN senior NFL report Jeremy Fowler, the team is making several coaching changes to the defensive staff. Fowler posted on Wednesday that the Panthers will be parting ways with outside linebackers coach Tem Lukabu, secondary coach Bert Watts and defensive quality control coach Bobby Maffei.

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales told reporters that Ejiro Evero "will be our defensive coordinator" when asked about potential staff changes. But he did, however, leave the door open for other moves to be made.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft needs to decide whether he wants to give his hand-picked successor to Bill Belichick another season to prove himself.

It didn't take long for the New England Patriots to make their first major move of the offseason. Shortly after Sunday's season finale vs. the Buffalo Bills, Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced the team parted ways with first-year head coach Jerod Mayo.

The New England Patriots are one of the NFL teams in the market for a new head coach. New England fired Jerod Mayo, its handpicked successor to Bill Belichick, on Sunday evening, only an hour or so after the Patriots' season ended with a 4-13 overall record.