CHARLOTTE — The Panthers have found their new special teams coordinator, adding an experienced assistant whose units have performed well in recent years.
The team has agreed to terms with former Bears special teams coach Chris Tabor, who brings 14 years of NFL experience to the job.
Tabor spent the last four seasons with the Bears, after seven years as the Browns' special teams coach. He was previously an assistant special teams coach with the Bears.
Under his watch, the Bears have ranked in the top 10 of longtime NFL writer Rick Gosselin's special teams rankings each of the last two years.
The Panthers found some stability last year with kicker Zane Gonzalez (who hit 17 straight field goals prior to his pre-game injury in Buffalo), but he was one of four kickers they used from the start of the preseason. They also cycled through three punters last year. The Panthers ranked 28th in Gosselin's special teams rankings last year.
View select photos from the Panthers secondary in 2021, including Jeremy Chinn, Stephon Gilmore, Jaycee Horn, Donte Jackson and others.

Jeremy Chinn

Keith Taylor Jr.

Keith Taylor Jr.

Donte Jackson

CJ Henderson

Donte Jackson

A.J. Bouye

Juston Burris

Stephon Gilmore

Stephon Gilmore


A.J. Bouye

Donte Jackson

Jeremy Chinn

Myles Hartsfield

Sean Chandler

Keith Taylor Jr.

Jeremy Chinn

Jaycee Horn

Sam Franklin

Myles Hartsfield

Kenny Robinson

CJ Henderson

Stephon Gilmore

CJ Henderson

Jaycee Horn

Sean Chandler

Juston Burris

Jaycee Horn

Rashaan Melvin

Jeremy Chinn

Jaycee Horn

A.J. Bouye

Sean Chandler

Jaycee Horn

Donte Jackson

Jeremy Chinn

Stephon Gilmore

Sean Chandler

Donte Jackson

Juston Burris

Jeremy Chinn

Stephon Gilmore

Juston Burris

Rashaan Melvin

Keith Taylor Jr.

A.J. Bouye

Kenny Robinson

Jeremy Chinn

Rashaan Melvin

Stantley Thomas-Oliver III

Stantley Thomas-Oliver III

Myles Hartsfield

A.J. Bouye

Donte Jackson

Keith Taylor Jr.

Myles Hartsfield

Donte Jackson

A.J. Bouye

Sean Chandler

Myles Hartsfield

Myles Hartsfield

Stephon Gilmore

Keith Taylor Jr.

Stephon Gilmore

Stephon Gilmore

Jaycee Horn

Jeremy Chinn

Donte Jackson

Kenny Robinson

Donte Jackson

CJ Henderson

Jaycee Horn

Donte Jackson

A.J. Bouye

Sam Franklin

A.J. Bouye

Juston Burris

Sean Chandler

Sean Chandler

A.J. Bouye

Rashaan Melvin

A.J. Bouye

Jeremy Chinn



Myles Hartsfield

Sean Chandler

CJ Henderson

Jeremy Chinn

Sean Chandler

Jeremy Chinn

Jeremy Chinn

Myles Hartsfield

Jeremy Chinn

Jeremy Chinn

Sam Franklin

Jeremy Chinn