Panthers assistant coach Fuller resigns after investigation

Florida State defensive back Jalen Ramsey dives for a ball as he runs a drill in front of Curtis Fuller of the Carolina Panthers at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. (Michael Conroy/AP)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Panthers have announced that defensive backs coach Curtis Fuller resigned following an investigation into complaints of inappropriate conduct.

Panthers spokesman Steve Drummond released a statement Friday that said "after approaching Coach Fuller with the findings of an investigation into complaints of inappropriate conduct, we accepted his resignation."

The 39-year-old Fuller joined the Panthers in 2013 as a coaching assistant after playing in the NFL.

He took over the secondary before the 2017 season.

The team has not yet named a replacement.

The move comes with Panthers owner Jerry Richardson still under investigation by the NFL for sexual and racial misconduct in the workplace.

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