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http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

Panthers give Fox five-year contract extension

March 27, 2006

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The Carolina Panthers have given coach John Fox a five-year contract extension as a reward for taking them deep into the playoffs in two of the last three seasons.

Fox, who had two years left on his current contract, received a deal that runs through 2010 and will pay him close to $5 million a season. The Panthers announced the extension Monday at the NFL meetings.

Fox had been defensive coordinator for the New York Giants when Carolina hired him to replace George Seifert after the Panthers' humiliating 1-15 season in 2001. He went to work immediately on improving the team's toughness and changing the makeup from Seifert's West Coast offense to a run-first, defensive-minded philosophy.

Carolina went 7-9 his first season, and Fox took the Panthers to their first Super Bowl the next year. He brought the Panthers back to the NFC championship last season, where they lost to the Seattle Seahawks.

Many consider Fox's finest season to be 2004, the year after the Super Bowl season. He lost more than a dozen players to season-ending injuries during a 1-7 start. But Fox coaxed a patchwork group of replacements into six wins in their final seven games and finish 7-9.

Fox has a 36-28 regular-season record, and is 5-2 in the playoffs.



Updated on Monday, Mar 27, 2006 4:52 pm EST

MickeyG

Fox deserves an extention more than any other coach. He may not have a great record but he has done wonders in Carolina. Great to see him rewarded for his work.

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Professor

he certainly knows how to motivate people. He is a great coach that deserves to be there for a long while.

FatBear

ain't that the truth!

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