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Quarterbacks coach: Jake Peetz
Peetz was named Carolina's quarterbacks coach under Rhule after spending the 2019 season with the Panthers as running backs coach. In that role, Peetz helped Christian McCaffrey put together a historic season. Peetz has 10 years of NFL experience, also spending time with the Jaguars, Redskins and Raiders. Peetz coached quarterbacks in his final two seasons in Oakland (2016-17), serving as assistant quarterbacks coach in 2016 and quarterbacks coach in 2017. Quarterback Derek Carr earned two of his three consecutive Pro Bowl selections working with Peetz.
Assistant quarterbacks coach: Matt Lombardi
Lombardi joins the staff after spending the 2019 season as a quality control coach with the Miami Dolphins. Prior to his time in Miami, Lombardi was part of Rhule's staff at Baylor from 2017-18, where he served as an offensive quality control coach. Lombardi also spent one year as a scout for the Cleveland Browns in 2013.
Senior offensive assistant/running backs coach: Jeff Nixon
Nixon spent the last three seasons serving as Rhule's co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Baylor. Before that, Nixon spent 10 years coaching in the NFL, making stops in San Francisco, Miami and Philadelphia. During his five years in Miami, Nixon worked with Reggie Bush and Lamar Miller – coaching Bush to a career-high 1,086 rushing yards and six touchdowns in 2011 and Miller to a career-high 1,099 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in 2014.
Tight ends coach: Brian Angelichio
Angelichio comes to the Panthers with over 25 years of coaching experience, including eight years of NFL experience. Most recently, Angelichio spent the 2019 season coaching tight ends for the Washington Redskins, and before that, he served in the same position in Tampa Bay, Cleveland and Green Bay.
Wide receivers coach: Frisman Jackson
Jackson joins the Panthers as wide receivers coach after spending the past two seasons in the same role on Rhule's staff at Baylor. During his time in Waco, Jackson also served as the Bears' passing game coordinator. Jackson was also a member of Rhule's staff from 2015-16 at Temple, where he helped the Owls reach back-to-back bowl games and win the 2016 AAC Championship. Jackson's 12 years of coaching experience also include a one-year stint as wide receivers coach for the Tennessee Titans during the 2017 season.
Offensive line coach: Pat Meyer
Meyer brings over 20 years of coaching experience to the Panthers' staff, seven of which were spent in the NFL. Meyer spent the past three seasons as the offensive line coach for the Los Angeles Chargers from 2017-19. During the 2018 season, Meyer helped lead the offense to its highest rushing total since 2013 (1,873 yards). Behind the protection of Meyer's offensive line, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers tied his career-best single-season passer rating of 105.5. In 2017, Meyer's unit allowed a league-low 17 sacks, the franchise's fewest since the 1982 season. Meyer also made stops with the Bills and Bears during his time in the league.
Assistant offensive line coach: Marcus Satterfield
Satterfield most recently served as tight ends coach at Baylor in 2019 and was Baylor's director of recruiting in 2018. He was the head coach at Tennessee Tech from 2016-17 and worked as Rhule's offensive coordinator at Temple from 2013-15.
Coaching assistant: E.J. Barthel
Barthel was at William & Mary in 2019, coaching running backs and serving as recruiting coordinator. He previously coached running backs at Howard, where he was also player development coach. Barthel worked under Rhule at Temple in 2016, when he was director of on-campus recruiting and player personnel.