The Carolina Panthers fired coach Matt Rhule on Monday, the end of a meager three-year losing season.Rhule, the first NFL quarterback fired this season, went 11-27 with Carolina.The Panthers fell to 1-4 after losing 37-15 at home to San Francisco on Sunday.49ers fans filled the stands at Bank of America Stadium.Steve Wilks, coordinator of the passing game and secondary formation, will be the interim coach for the remainder of the season.Wilks, 53, served one season as Arizona's head coach in 2018, going 3-13.Rhule did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday.YOU MAY BE INTERESTED: With a field goal, the Ravens are leaders of the North Division of the American ConferenceThe 47-year-old quarterback arrived from Baylor University, accepting a seven-year, $62 million guaranteed contract offered by David Tepper, the second-richest owner in the NFL.Tepper was patient with Rhule after Sunday's loss, but changed his mind Monday.After the San Francisco game, Rhule said he wasn't going to talk about him continuing because he didn't want the spotlight on him.Rhule teams went 5-11 in 2020 and 5-12 last year.The Panthers' hope was that Rhule would turn things around in the third year, just as he did with Baylor and previously with Temple.This is the second time in four years that Tepper has fired a coach during the season.He fired Ron Rivera, the most successful coach in franchise history, with four games remaining in 2019 and a 5-7 record.