02-16-2023, 09:09 PM -
If he can't whip 'em into shape, nobody can 
Panthers add Brian Decker, former "GM for Special Forces"
Welcome to Carolina!
CHARLOTTE — Panthers head coach Frank Reich wants to build here, and he wants to develop something bigger than a football team.
So as he began picking the people he wanted to build with, he knew one of the first calls he'd make was to Brian Decker.
The Panthers have added the former Special Forces captain as their new vice president of development, a wide-ranging job that will encompass a number of duties here, from helping evaluate incoming players to developing players and coaches alike once they arrive.
It's a big job. And as Reich found out in their five years together in Indianapolis, it's hard to find a challenge that Decker isn't up for.
"Some people, you just rub shoulders with, and you say, 'Wow, I want to be on that guy's team, or I want that guy to be on my team," Reich said Thursday.
It doesn't take long to see why.
Panthers add Brian Decker, former "GM for Special Forces"
Welcome to Carolina!
CHARLOTTE — Panthers head coach Frank Reich wants to build here, and he wants to develop something bigger than a football team.
So as he began picking the people he wanted to build with, he knew one of the first calls he'd make was to Brian Decker.
The Panthers have added the former Special Forces captain as their new vice president of development, a wide-ranging job that will encompass a number of duties here, from helping evaluate incoming players to developing players and coaches alike once they arrive.
It's a big job. And as Reich found out in their five years together in Indianapolis, it's hard to find a challenge that Decker isn't up for.
"Some people, you just rub shoulders with, and you say, 'Wow, I want to be on that guy's team, or I want that guy to be on my team," Reich said Thursday.
It doesn't take long to see why.