The 2010 Carolina Panthers season is the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League, and their 9th under head coach John Fox. They entered the season trying to improve on their 8–8 record from 2009, but failed to do so with a record of 2–14 and were officially eliminated from postseason contention in Week 11. In Week 16 the team clinched the NFL's worst record of the year and will own the #1 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. On December 31st 2010, it was announced that the contracts of coach John Fox and his entire coaching staff would not be renewed. __TOC__