Panthers Hire John Lilly as Tight Ends Coach
Thursday, Frank Reich made the final hire of his coaching staff by filling the tight ends vacancy with John Lilly.
Lilly will have a short drive to Charlotte as he spent the last three seasons as the tight ends coach at the University of North Carolina on Mack Brown's staff. He has primarily coached at the college level but does have two years of experience coaching tight ends in the NFL; 2016 with the Rams and 2019 with the Browns.
Lilly's coaching resume
1996-97: Grad Assistant, Florida State
1998-07: Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator, Florida State
2008-13: Tight Ends, Georgia
2014-15: Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends, Georgia
2016: Tight Ends, Rams
2018: Assistant to the Head Coach, Tennessee
2019: Tight Ends, Cleveland Browns
2020-22: Tight Ends, North Carolina
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