The Panthers have opted to postpone their interview with Sean Payton regarding the team’s head coaching vacancy in the wake of the death of Charlotte FC defender Anton Walkes, according to The Athletic’s Joe Person.
Walkes died in a boating accident in Miami on Wednesday. He was 25 years old.
Panthers owners David Tepper also owns Charlotte FC, the club that Walkes made 23 appearances with during the 2022 season. Tepper, along with his wife and other Panthers team officials, returned to Charlotte from New York—where he was conducting coaching interviews—to support mourning Charlotte FC players, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
