#ejiro-evero

#ejiro-evero

At this point, Evero's put in enough work to be a serious candidate. He was a hot name after his one-year stint in Denver where he oversaw an excellent defense, but Sean Payton did not retain him; he then slogged through two rough years with a talent-depleted Carolina defense, holding on to his role after Frank Reich was fired and Dave Canales was hired, before coaxing significant improvement out of them in 2025.

Hours after we learned of his preseason extension, Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero received requests to interview for head coach positions with the Raiders ( per ESPN's Adam Schefter) and Falcons ( per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero). Evero has received some head coaching interest in two of the past three offseasons, but this is the first we've seen of his name in this year's cycle.