Next steps for Panthers, Bryce Young with Frank Reich firing - ESPN

Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper fired head coach Frank Reich Monday morning, following their 17-10 road loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Carolina has the worst record in the NFL at 1-10, tied for its worst 11-game start (2001, 2010).

Special teams coach Chris Tabor has been appointed as interim head coach, while offensive coordinator Thomas Brown will assume playcalling duties with help from senior assistant Jim Caldwell.

Reich was fired as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts in Week 9 last season, his fourth leading that team. He is now the first head coach since the 1970 merger to be fired in back-to-back seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Reich's tenure as Panthers head coach is the second shortest in the NFL since 1970.

Last offseason, the Panthers traded their 2024 first-round pick in order to move up in the 2023 draft and take Bryce Young at No. 1. Per ESPN Stats & Info, Reich joins Urban Meyer (Jaguars, 2021) as the only other head coach in the common draft era (since 1967) to not finish their first season with a team after drafting a quarterback No. 1 overall (Meyer coached 13 games with Trevor Lawrence).

This is the second straight season that Tepper has fired his head coach, as he let Matt Rhule go after a 1-4 start last season, making the Panthers the fourth team to make a midseason change in back-to-back seasons (1961-62 Raiders, 1975-76 Jets,1985-86 Bills), according to Elias.

The Panthers haven't made the playoffs since 2017, and their 30-63 record since then is second worst to only the New York Jets.

Nothing has gone right this season, as the Panthers are the only team to rank in the bottom five in points per game on offense and points per game allowed on defense, while