One of Matt Rhule‘s right-hand men is leaving the Panthers. Joseph Person of The Athletic reports (via Twitter) that vice president of football operations Sean Padden has left the organization “to pursue other opportunities.”
Padden had worked alongside Rhule since 1998 when the two were at Albright College (h/t to Charean Williams). The duo moved on to Temple starting in 2013, and they later joined Baylor, where Padden served as the Associate Athletic Director for Football Operations. When Rhule was hired as the Panthers new head coach in 2020, Padden soon followed.
The Panthers made another front office move today, promoting Mike Anderson to director of football operations. The executive had previously served as the Panthers assistant director of operations, and he’s been with the organization since 2010. He’ll be taking over the role previous held by Bryan Porter.
Guess it pays to follow that old rhule of thumb: always be padden that resume
Probably grabbed some butt in the office. Carolina fans: what are you hearing?
In my opinion NFL executive staffs have become ridiculously bloated. There are probably more directors in the NFL than in Hollywood. Streamlining an operation often makes it more efficient.
They’re going to replace Sean Padden with Matt Plummerall