Panthers Announce Coordinators for 2024 Season

Dave Canales has officially announced the hire of Brad Idzik as the Carolina Panthers' new offensive coordinator and Tracy Smith as special teams coordinator while Ejiro Evero will stay in place as the defensive coordinator.

Idzik entered the NFL coaching space in 2019 with the Seattle Seahawks as an assistant wide receivers coach and had a hand in the success of Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf. Lockett crossed the 1,000-yard mark in each of the four years Idzik spent in Seattle and set a franchise record in 2020 for most receptions in a season (100). Metcalf also set a franchise record that same season, racking up 1,303 receiving yards.

This past year with the Buccaneers, Mike Evans and Chris Godwin notched the third-best totals of their respective careers with Idzik as their coach.

Tracy Smith has been in the NFL since 2010 spending time with the Browns, Seahawks, 49ers, Raiders, and Texans. In his three years as the ST Coordinator in Houston, the Texans ranked 8th, 11th, and 13th in Rick Gosselin's special team rankings. Over the past three years, he's helped Seattle to finish 3rd, 2nd, and 6th.

He's worked with some really talented specialists including Jason Myers, Michael Dickson, Bryan Anger, Ka'imi Fairbairn, Giorgio Tavecchio, Sebastian Janikowski, Andy Lee, and elite kickoff returner Josh Cribbs.

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