Trgovac on Peppers, staff departures
More from our interview earlier today with outgoing Panthers defensive coordinator Mike Trgovac, who today accepted a job to be Green Bay's defensive line coach:
(x) On Julius Peppers saying through his agent that he wants to continue his career elsewhere after his contract expires Feb. 26 in order to reach his full potential as a player: "I'm not going to get into the Julius issue much. Of course, you're disappointed in that. I have not spoken to Julius since then. I had a great relationship with him. I hope he feels the same way."
(x) On internet reports that Panthers assistant coaches were perturbed that contract extension offers were late arriving, leading to the departure of Trgovac and three other defensive assistants: "I don't speak for other people, but that had nothing to do with me. That wasn't the case for me. I truly had seven good years with John (Fox) and I appreciate everything he and (general manager) Marty Hurney did for me.
"What this thing looks like is not really what it is with everybody on the defensive side of the ball going to other places. I know in my case, it was for myself I did this. It was nothing to do with John. This was not something that, from my perspective, had anything to do with contracts ..."
-- Charles Chandler
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