Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero has brought another one of his guys to the Queen City.
As officially announced by the team on Wednesday, Jonathan Cooley has been hired as the new defensive backs coach. The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue, formerly of The Charlotte Observer, was first with the news on Tuesday evening.
Cooley comes over after spending the last three seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. He began there as a defensive assistant and quality control coach in 2020, and was promoted to defensive backs coach prior to the start of last season.
Prior to his jump to the NFL, the Columbus, Ohio native spent nearly a decade in the college ranks. He worked the sidelines for Millikin, Bluffton, his alma mater of John Carroll, Kentucky, Tennessee at Chattanooga, Kent State and Akron.
Following his 2019 campaign at Akron, Cooley was selected by the NFL for the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship.
