CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich doesn't want Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts to be about him.
He doesn't want it to be about how the Colts fired him nine games into the 2022 season with a 3-5-1 record after playoff appearances in two of the previous four years.
He doesn't want it to be about how being dismissed impacted his career and mindset.
He doesn't want it to be about his reported disagreements with Colts owner Jim Irsay, who involved himself with quarterback decisions and told ESPN's Michelle Beisner-Buck that he "reluctantly gave" Reich an extension in August 2021.