Carolina Panthers have interviewed Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey for head coach job
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The Carolina Panthers have interviewed Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, who went viral last year for his incredible meltdown in the Miami loss, as they continue to search for a new head coach.
The Carolina Panthers completed a virtual interview Saturday with Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey for their vacant head coaching job, the team said.
Dorsey’s Bills face the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC divisional playoffs on Sunday.
Dorsey, 41, previously spent seven seasons with the Panthers, including five as the team’s quarterbacks coach, helping Cam Newton win MVP honors in 2015 and Carolina win the NFC championship.
Ken Dorsey interviewed Saturday for the vacant Panthers head coach job
Dorsey took off her headphones and began pounding on notebooks in a viral meltdown last year.
Under Dorsey, the Bills’ offense continued to thrive this season after former offensive coordinator Brian Daboll left to become the New York Giants’ head coach. With Josh Allen under center, Buffalo finished second in the league in offense with 397.6 yards per game and second in scoring with 28.4 points per game.
That said, it hasn’t been all smooth sailing, with Dorsey making headlines earlier in the year for an incredible meltdown in Miami, in which he threw papers and pads in a backlash when his team failed to catch the ball in time to mount. a late return.
With the game entering its final stages, the Bills were down but had a chance to steal the win, only to change their lines, and Dorsey’s reaction was inadvertently caught on camera for the world to see.
Dorsey (right) has overseen a brilliant season for Josh Allen (center) and the Bills’ offensive line.
In the days after the incident, he told reporters “we’re human, that’s what happens” but stopped short of apologizing for his incredible reaction.
Meanwhile, the Panthers also interviewed Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen, former Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich, Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, former Detroit head coach Lions and Colts Jim Caldwell and this season’s interim coach Steve Wilks for the job. .
The Panthers plan to interview former New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton and New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, but were forced to postpone in-person interviews with both candidates following the death of the Charlotte football player. FC, Anton Walkes.
Panthers owner David Tepper also owns the Charlotte Major League Soccer club.