Panthers round out offensive staff by hiring UNC tight ends coach John Lilly
The Carolina Panthers have filled the final major opening on Frank Reich’s coaching staff.
On Thursday, the Panthers hired John Lilly as tight ends coach, the team announced.
Lilly spent the past three seasons as tight ends coach for the University of North Carolina. He had recently added run game coordinator to his title.
Lilly played college football at Guilford College before starting his coaching career at Northwest Guilford High School in 1991.
Lilly has mostly worked in college football during his 30-year coaching career. He has served in a few different roles throughout his career with Florida State, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. However, he did serve as tight ends coach for the Los Angeles Rams in 2016 and Cleveland Browns in 2019.
Lilly worked with new Panthers offensive coordinator Thomas Brown at Georgia in 2011 and 2015.
Below is the Panthers’ complete coaching staff as of Thursday:
Head Coach: Frank Reich
Offensive Coordinator: Thomas Brown
Defensive Coordinator: Ejiro Evero
Special Teams Coordinator: Chris Tabor
Senior Assistant: Jim Caldwell
Assistant HC/Running Backs Coach: Duce Staley
Quarterbacks Coach: Josh McCown
Wide Receivers Coach: Shawn Jefferson
Tight Ends Coach: John Lilly
Offensive Line Coach: James Campen
Asst. Offensive Line Coach: Robert Kugler
Pass Game Coordinator: Parks Frazier
Senior Defensive Assistant: Dom Capers
Defensive Line Coach: Todd Wash
Linebackers Coach: Peter Hansen
Outside Linebackers Coach: Tem Lukabu
Defensive Backs/Cornerbacks Coach: Johnathan Cooley
Defensive Backs/Safeties Coach: Bert Watts
Assistant Defensive Backs Coach: DeAngelo Hall
Special Teams Assistant Coach: Devin Fitzsimmons
This story was originally published February 23, 2023 at 5:40 PM.
