Panthers fire offensive coordinator Brady

The Carolina Panthers have fired offensive coordinator Joe Brady.

Brady was hired by the Panthers ahead of the 2020 campaign having overseen a historic college season by LSU quarterback Joe Burrow en route to an undefeated campaign and a National Championship triumph during his one-year tenure as passing game coordinator in 2019.

However, the Panthers entered their bye this week at 5-7 following back-to-back defeats to the Washington Football Team and Miami Dolphins.

Carolina's offense, prior to Sunday's Week 13 games, was ranked 31st in the NFL by yards per play (4.77).

Senior offensive assistant Jeff Nixon will coordinate the offense for the final five games of the season.

"I met with Joe this morning and informed him that I have decided to make a change," said head coach Matt Rhule.

"I'm very grateful to him for his time and effort in helping us get established over this past year and a half."

Brady will likely receive a lot of interest for jobs in the NFL and at the college level, where his reputation should still be strong following his exploits at LSU.