Skip navigation
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up

Panthers wide receivers coach Ricky Proehl stepping down

Jacksonville Jaguars v Carolina Panthers

CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 25: Carolina Panthers offensive assistant Ricky Proehl watches the action from the sidelines during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Bank of America Stadium on September 25, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers defeated the Jaguars 16-10. (Photo by Brian A. Westerholt/Getty Images)

Getty Images

Panthers wide receivers coach Ricky Proehl has informed the team that he plans to resign.

Per the Panthers’ official website, Proehl is stepping down for family reasons. He has two sons who will be playing college football next fall.

Proehl spent six years with the Panthers, the last four as wide receivers coach. He had a 17-year career as a player and played three seasons with the Panthers.

Proehl caught 669 passes and 54 touchdowns passes in his career while playing for the Cardinals, Seahawks, Bears, Panthers, Rams and Colts.