The Carolina Panthers have made changes to their coaching staff amid a four-game losing streak, demoting defensive coordinator Eric Washington and firing defensive line coach Brady Hoke and assistant secondary/cornerbacks coach Jeff Imamura.

The team announced Monday morning head coach Ron Rivera will handle defensive playcalling duties while Washington, in his first season as defensive coordinator and oversees the defensive front seven.

Rivera said he helped with the defensive playcalling during Carolina’s 24-17 loss Sunday to Tampa Bay and that he felt these moves were necessary as the team tries to end its four-game skid.

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