SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Carolina Panthers special teams coordinator Bruce DeHaven has decided to step down from his position and move into an advisory role with the team while continuing his battle with prostate cancer.The team announced Sunday that Thomas McGaughey has been promoted to special teams coordinator and Chase Blackburn to special teams assistant.DeHaven will return to Buffalo, New York, to receive cancer treatments with the hopes of returning to the team as an adviser in mid-September.The 67-year-old DeHaven was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015 before his 29th season as an NFL assistant coach. He previously took a leave of absence in May of 2015, but returned for Carolinas NFC championship season.Coach Ron Rivera said DeHaven approached him about the decision to leave as coordinator after Thursday nights preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens.He felt now was an opportunity to transition as far as our special teams were concerned so it would be seamless, Rivera said. He did not want to be a distraction. He wanted to go quietly with the intention of coming back in the fall.Under DeHaven, Panthers kicker Graham Gano scored a franchise-record 146 points. Gano converted 30 field goals, including two game-winners, and was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month in November.Returner Ted Ginn Jr. ranked second in the NFC and fifth in the NFL averaging 10.3 yards per punt return.Rivera said DeHaven epitomizes the teams motto of Keep Pounding, which came about when former linebackers coach Sam Mills was battling cancer.Panthers long snapper J.J. Jansen said Sunday was a tough day for all who have a connection to Carolinas special teams.He has been rock solid, Jansen said. He has been a good man and great mentor to all of us. The way he has handled and conducted himself (since learning about the cancer), you almost forget about it. You wouldnt have noticed a difference in the way he conducted himself.Panthers safety Colin Jones said he was surprised to learn DeHaven was leaving the team for treatments.You never heard Bruce complain at all, Jones said.DeHaven did not attend practice Sunday.McGaughey will assume a full special teams coordinator role immediately, according to Rivera. He was hired as Carolinas special teams assistant in February. He has 10 years of NFL coaching experience.McGaughey spent time with the San Francisco 49ers as special teams coordinator prior to coming to Carolina. The 49ers ranked second in the league with four blocked field goals and were eighth in punt coverage. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Upon arriving in Brazil for the Olympic golf tournament, it was apparent that Matt Kuchar was all-in on the Games -- maybe even more on the other events that were taking place around Rio than his own.When at a pre-tournament news conference Kuchar began extolling the virtues of the modern pentathlon and managed to explain the five disciplines of the competition -- well, the irony wasnt lost on those who were fully aware that just a few days earlier, Kuchar had expressed ignorance concerning the golf format here.But there was Kuchar on Sunday, that goofy grin from ear to ear, beaming.His final-round 63 wasnt enough to make up a 7-shot deficit on eventual winner Justin Rose, but it did bring Kuchar a medal. A very nice bronze medal that will rank among his finest golf achievements.Its just an amazing week, said Kuchar, 38, who has seven PGA Tour victories, the biggest coming at the 2012 Players Championship. I keep expressing the feeling of just sheer pride. I knew when I was out there playing, there were times I knew I was in third place. Certainly didnt want to lose that, but also wanted to keep pushing forward.It was a funny position to be in, but while I was out there, playing that back nine, the sense of being an Olympic medalist really hit me. There were times I kind of had to back off a few times and re-gather my thoughts and composure to make sure I tried to continue to hit good shots and keep making birdies.At weeks end, Kuchar led the four Americans, who got off to a slow start on Thursday, making their quest for medals all the more difficult.Bubba Watson tied for eighth after a final-round 70 left him at 277, 7-under par and 6 shots behind third-place Kuchar.Patrick Reed rallied with a final-round 64 that jumped him to a tie for 11th.And Rickie Fowler, after a third-round 64 gave him hope, was 10 strokes worse Sunday, shooting 74 to tie for 37th.I was grinning from ear to ear every time I looked at the leaderboard and saw him (Kuchar) making pars and birdies; he was going to get a medal, Watson said. As long as he signed the scorecard the right way, he was going to get a medal.Its a thrill of a lifetime to be associated with that, and then to see Matt do that. 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He knocked it close at the par-3 17th for a birdie to get to 8 under for the round, meaning a birdie at the 18th hole would give him a chance to tie for the lead.Kuchar, however, put his approach left of the green, misjudged the pitch shot, and left himself a 12-foot birdie putt that he missed, settling for a 63 -- and missing a shot at the silver by 1 stroke.Still, a 63 matched the low round of the week, and for a guy who wasnt supposed to be here -- and wasnt aware of how it all worked -- it was a good achievement.Were all fans of sport, Olympics come around only once every four years and as a fan of sport you just cant wait to watch and root on the guys for your country and just see great things happen, Kuchar said. For me, I grew up that way. I grew up a fan of sport. I had the dreams most boys have of hoping to compete in an Olympics, hoping to win a medal.The sport I ended up choosing was the sport that through my lifetime has not been an Olympic sport. When it did become an Olympic sport, the lights went off and I said, How amazing, I cant believe I now potentially have the opportunity.I had a great last couple months of golf that crept me inside the top 15 in the World Ranking, which was able to qualify me to make the U.S. team. It took a couple guys not playing for me to get in, and I thought this might just be fate. This might be fate for me to make the team and if I make the team, I might as well make the most of it.And it was to just be a part of it, to say that youre an Olympian. It is really a dream come true. And then to make the most of it, to return home with a medal, is amazing. 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