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When the Carolina Panthers fired Joe Brady in Week 13, it ensured there would be some changes to the offense in 2022. Once the regular season concluded, word emerged of the Panthers’ interest in interviewing Houston Texans passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Pep Hamilton for their vacant offensive coordinator position.
At the time, the idea of interviewing Hamilton was seen as a promising development to help reduce some of the offense’s struggles under coach Marr Rhule.
However, now that interview won’t be happening at all. According to Aaron Wilson of Sports Talk 790, Hamilton has denied the Panthers’ request to interview him for their open OC role.
Hamilton has experience working in a variety of roles, but his specialty is helping train and develop quarterbacks. Some of the teams he’s been employed by in recent years include the Indianapolis Colts during the Andrew Luck era and the Los Angeles Chargers in Justin Herbert‘s rookie year. Most recently, he helped third-round rookie Davis Mills have a better-than-expected first season with the Texans.
Pep Hamilton could become offensive coordinator of different team
While Hamilton is still under contract with the Texans next year, there could be several other organizations interested in interviewing him for their offensive coordinator positions as well. So far, Hamilton has not been requested to interview anywhere else, but that could change in the next few weeks. There are currently four teams who have yet to hire a new offensive coordinator, and that doesn’t include the teams who need to hire a head coach as well.
Speaking of which, the Texans have yet to hire their next head coach after David Culley was let go and that could directly impact Hamilton’s decision to stick around in Houston in 2022. For now, Hamilton isn’t interested in becoming the offensive coordinator for the Panthers, we’ll see whether or not he remains in his same role with the Texans.
