| Carolina Panthers | |
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| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1981-01-06)6 January 1981 (age 44) Colchester, England |
| Career information | |
| High school | Alta Loma(Rancho Cucamonga, U.S.) |
| College | UC Davis |
| NFL draft | 2004: undrafted |
| Position | Safety |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Coaching | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Coaching profile atPro Football Reference | |
Ejiro Evero (born 6 January 1981) is anAmerican football coach who is thedefensive coordinator for theCarolina Panthers of theNational Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for theDenver Broncos,Los Angeles Rams,Green Bay Packers,Tampa Bay Buccaneers, andSan Francisco 49ers.
Evero was born inColchester, England, but grew up inRancho Cucamonga, California, and attendedAlta Loma High School.[1][2]
Evero playedcollege football atUC Davis as a safety and was signed by theOakland Raiders as anundrafted free agent in 2004.
Evero got his first NFL coaching opportunity with theTampa Bay Buccaneers in 2007, where he worked as a defensive quality control coach until 2009.
After leaving theTampa Bay Buccaneers in 2009 and spending the 2010 season with theUniversity of Redlands, Evero got back into the NFL in 2011 with theSan Francisco 49ers, where he worked as a quality control coach in 2011, an offensive assistant from 2012–2013 and a defensive assistant from 2014–2015.
Evero served as a defensive quality control coach during the 2016 season with theGreen Bay Packers.
Evero served as the safeties coach for theLos Angeles Rams from 2017–2020. For the 2021 season, Evero had his role changed to secondary coach and passing game coordinator.[3] Evero helped the Rams win a Super Bowl during the 2021 season.[4]
On 18 February 2022, Evero was hired by theDenver Broncos to serve as the team's defensive coordinator for the 2022 season.[5] AfterNathaniel Hackett was fired as the Broncos' head coach, Evero[6] was offered the interim job. He decided to pass on the interim position and remain the defensive coordinator. On 4 February 2023, five days after theDenver Broncos traded forSean Payton to be their head coach, Evero was released from his contract making him a free agent.
On 5 February 2023, Evero was hired by theCarolina Panthers as their defensive coordinator under head coachFrank Reich.[7] On February 8, 2024 it was announced Evero would be retained under new head coachDave Canales.[8]