Role Coach Name Steve Wilks | Regular season NCAA: 5–6 (.455) Positions Defensive back | |
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Education West Charlotte High School | ||
Steve wilks hired as panthers defensive coordinator
Steven Bernard Wilks (born August 8, 1969) is an American football coach who is the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL).
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- Steve wilks hired as panthers defensive coordinator
- Steve wilks we re going to have our hands full this week
- College career
- Professional career
- Coaching career
- References
Steve wilks we re going to have our hands full this week
College career
Wilks played defensive back from 1987 to 1991 at Appalachian State.
Professional career
Wilks played one year in the AFL for the Charlotte Rage as a wide receiver, defensive back, and kick returner.
Coaching career
Wilks served as Head Football Coach at Savannah State College for one season (1999) and compiled a record of 5-6.
Wilks was hired by the Chicago Bears on February 16, 2006. The Bears announced on December 30, 2008, that they had fired Wilks.
Wilks was not unemployed for long, however. He was hired as defensive backs coach of the San Diego Chargers in 2009 when former Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera moved to the same position in San Diego.
When Rivera became head coach of the Panthers, he hired Wilks as secondary coach on January 15, 2012. He was promoted to assistant head coach in 2015. He was Pro Football Focus's second runner up to their Secondary Coach of the Year award.
In the 2015 season, Wilks and the Panthers reached Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016. The Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.
After Sean McDermott left to become head coach of the Buffalo Bills, Wilks was promoted to defensive coordinator.