Given the relatively bare cupboard of the Carolina Panthers, many people in the football world thought Steve Wilks should’ve stayed on as their head coach after the 2022 season.
For a squad that many pegged to be in line for the No. 1 overall pick, Wilks instead took Carolina to an admirable 6-6 record as their interim coach. Unfortunately for the established defensive mind — who once led the Arizona Cardinals in an impossible situation — he would be passed over for former Indianapolis Colts’ leader Frank Reich.
