India, Oct. 31 -- The Carolina Panthers have made major changes to their coaching staff less than 24 hours after their Thursday night defeat to the Green Bay Packers.

The franchise announced on Friday that it had parted ways with defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero. He was not the only coach to leave, as the Panthers also dismissed passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley as part of the shake-up.

While the team has yet to name a permanent successor to Evero, it confirmed that defensive line coach Todd Wash will take over as the interim defensive coordinator for the remainder of the season.

According to NFL insider Adam Schefter, Evero's dismissal marks the first coordinator firing of the current NFL season, with previous coaching changes...