In a surprise move to many, Jim Caldwell—who was reportedly not interested in taking up a job that would’ve made him anything but a head coach—took up a job that made him something other than a head coach.
Last Tuesday, the 68-year-old—who had also previously interviewed for the team’s head-coaching vacancy—agreed to join the Carolina Panthers as a senior assistant. And exactly one week later, in his first press conference as a member of the organization, he explained why.
