The potential candidate in question is Ejiro Evero, who served as the Carolina Panthers’ defensive coordinator in 2023. But because Evero is under contract with the Panthers, they can shut down any pursuit of their DC.
Yes, Ejiro Evero would be a very strong external candidate for the Rams’ DC job,” The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue noted on X (formerly Twitter.)
“However, as a reminder, teams can block interview requests for lateral moves and previously in this cycle it seemed like Carolina was set on retaining Evero. So we will see what happens!”
Evero, Rams have history together
Another issue the Rams would run into if they are indeed interested in bringing Evero back to LA — they aren’t the only NFL team interested in his services.
Evero earned two interviews with the Falcons about their heading coaching position before Morris was hired. He is also in the running for the open head coaching job with the Seattle Seahawks. His current employer, the Panthers, interviewed him twice about elevating him to the big job too.
