by Dennis J. GeorgatosFiled under: Broncos, AFC West
During his nine years as Carolina's coach, John Fox led a turnaround that culminated in a Super Bowl appearance by the Panthers. The Broncos are hoping he can do the same thing as Denver's coach.Banking on his track record of success and long NFL coaching history, the Broncos on Thursday named Fox the team's 14th head coach. In a tip of the helmet to the Information Age, John Elway, who led the coaching search as the Broncos' newly appointed vice president of football operations, first announced the selection of Fox on his Twitter account.
The most experienced of five finalists for the job, Fox replaced Josh McDaniels, who was fired Dec. 6. Fox, who turns 56 next month, will be formally introduced as Denver's new coach at a news conference on Friday.
A defensive-specialist, Fox became Carolina's coach in 2002, inheriting a 1-15 team. He fashioned a 73-71 regular season record, including three 11-win campaigns that led to two NFC South Division titles and three playoff appearances. Under Fox, the Panthers went 5-3 in the postseason, reaching the conference championship game twice and the Super Bowl following the 2003 season, where Carolina lost narrowly to New England. Amid cost-cutting efforts and a rash of injuries, the Panthers finished an NFL-worst 2-14 this season and Fox's contract was not renewed.
His selection was in keeping with the priority that Elway had placed on finding a coach with experience to lead Denver back from its 22-month misadventure under the youthful McDaniels.
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