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Panthers Fire Matt Rhule; Commanders' Ron Rivera Next?

The Washington Commanders head coach is 1-4 this season. If Ron Rivera doesn't turn it around, perhaps he may join Matt Rhule in the unemployment line.

Jeremy Brener

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Like the Washington Commanders, the Carolina Panthers woke up this morning with a league-worst 1-4 record. However, unlike the Commanders, the Panthers opted to make some big changes.

The Panthers fired head coach Matt Rhule and defensive coordinator Phil Snow on Monday. Rhule becomes the first coach fired in the new season after going 11-27 as head coach in three seasons.

In that same time, Rivera has a 15-23 record, just four games better than Rhule.

While Rivera has experience, the Commanders have tasked him to lead Washington to the playoffs, and his team currently sits three games behind the third-place team in the division.

According to Oddschecker, Rivera has the third-highest odds to be the next coach fired. Kliff Kingsbury (Arizona Cardinals) and Nathaniel Hackett (Denver Broncos) are the only ones who hold better odds.

The difference between Kingsbury, Hackett and Rivera is that both Arizona and Denver have better records and playoff odds compared to Washington. Kingsbury's Cardinals are just one game back from leading the NFC West and have played an extremely difficult schedule. The Broncos hired Hackett in the offseason, and while he has performed horribly in his first five games, he's a new head coach.

Rivera has the proven track record, but simply isn't delivering the goods. The longer he fails to come through, the hotter his seat gets.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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