{"id":741900,"date":"2026-02-10T06:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/741900\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T06:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:21:59","slug":"browns-seek-to-interview-panthers-jonathan-cooley-for-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/741900\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns seek to interview Panthers&#8217; Jonathan Cooley for DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 9, 2026, 1:12 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/carolina-panthers\/364\" data-autotag=\"8afac4d1-41b4-4302-b154-b45f5b48a0d2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>&#8216; defensive staff is still attracting some outside eyes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">According to ESPN senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/cleveland-browns\/329\" data-autotag=\"9cb205d1-d46a-4c2c-a80a-90061986bc20\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JFowlerESPN\/status\/2020920675742122335?s=20\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">requested to interview<\/a> Panthers defensive passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley for their defensive coordinator position. The highly-regarded assistant coach has spent the last three seasons with Carolina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Cooley was <a href=\"http:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2023\/02\/15\/panthers-hire-jonathan-cooley-db-coach\/79832634007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hired<\/a> by the Panthers in 2023, as their cornerbacks\/secondary coach. He received a promotion to his current post ahead of the 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Prior to landing in Carolina, Cooley worked his first three NFL seasons for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" data-autotag=\"f489e821-d3f9-4cff-bec5-7eaa0f4b51cb\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>. He served as a defensive quality control coach, assistant secondary coach and defensive backs coach there from 2020 to 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, who crossed paths with Cooley back in Los Angeles, also garnered interest this offseason. Evero interviewed for head-coaching jobs with the Atlanta Falcons, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/las-vegas-raiders\/341\" data-autotag=\"ce712068-67db-47b5-b6da-5d6ec8fefe0f\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> and Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:4|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThePanthersWire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">@ThePanthersWire<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter\/X for more Panthers content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 9, 2026, 1:12 p.m. ET The Carolina Panthers&#8216; defensive staff is still attracting some outside eyes. 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