addition, three Panthers were selected to the All-Pro team (Luke Kuechly, Andrew Norwell, and Daryl Williams). Kuechly, at the time, was the lone Panther voted to the Pro Bowl. In the playoffs, the Panthers season came to an end as they lost to the Saints in the Wild Card round 31–26. Graham Gano, Thomas Davis, and Trai Turner (all alternates) later joined Kuechly as Pro Bowl selections. 2018 season: Under New Ownership After Jerry Richardson's shocking announcement on December 17, 2017, the Panthers entered 2018 up for sale. The team signed Rivera to a contract extension before the 2017 season ended, keeping him under contract until 2020. Even before the Panthers had a new owner, changes occurred. Days after the season ended, offensive coordinator Mike Shula and quarterbacks coach Ken Dorsey were fired. The team later lost former assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, who became Arizona's head coach. Chase Blackburn was also promoted to special teams coordinator. To fill Wilks', Shula's and Dorsey's positions, respectively, former defensive line coach Eric Washington was promoted to defensive coordinator, veteran coach Norv Turner was hired as offensive coordinator and Norv's son Scott was hired as QB coach. The Panthers later announced Marty Hurney would return as GM. On May 22, at the annual NFL owners meeting, the league approved the team's sale to billionaire and Steelers minority owner David Tepper. Tepper officially became the second owner in team history on July 9. He later hired Tom Glick as team president. Tepper created Tepper Sports & Entertainment as the team's parent company. The 2018 season went through ups and downs for the Panthers. After starting 6–2, the team collapsed and lost 7 straight. A week 17 win at New Orleans broke the losing streak and gave them a 7–9 record for the season. The team did have 3 Pro Bowlers: MLB Luke Kuechly, G Trai Turner, and DT Kawann Short. 2019 season Despite the collapse in 2018, the Panthers staff changed little during the offseason compared to the previous year. Perry Fewell was hired as secondary coach. Former Panthers Everette Brown and Ben Jacobs were named assistant defensive line coach and assistant special teams coach, respectively. Longtime running backs coach Jim Skipper also retired. The Panthers also signed several free agents including LB Bruce Irvin, WR Chris Hogan, DT Gerald McCoy, and S Tre Boston who previously played for the Panthers from 2014