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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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He will become the sixth person inducted into the Pride, joining Tony Boselli, Wayne and Delores Weaver, Fred Taylor and Mark Brunell.Smith, who retired from the NFL in May 2006, had hoped he wouldnt have to wait this long to get that call, but he understands why the team waited 10 years. His five arrests -- for DUI and drug and firearm possession -- and time spent in prison made it difficult for the Jaguars to invite him to join the Pride.Smith, 47, has avoided trouble since his release from prison in Mississippi in 2013 and said hes working hard to make sure he continues to do so.I thought [the Pride induction] would have happened sooner, but God has a plan for us all, Smith said. Lately it just seems like since I turned my life over to God Ive been getting these gifts from God, and this is one of them. The timing is perfect because had I not gone through some of these off-field issues I wouldnt be the person I am today.Ive definitely matured and I hope this could be an inspiration to someone else. We all have problems. Everybody has issues and has problems. Its just, how do you deal with those problems and how do you come out of it? The work is not over with me, by any means.Cocaine was one of the charges that led to Smiths prison sentence. He said Tuesday that he still battles his addiction, but hes proud of how he has handled that fight and he hopes others in a similar situation draw strength from his example.Struggling with an addiction, its every day, Smith said. Its not like youre hooked this day and its gone tomorrow. I have to live my life in recovery as a reminder of what Ive gone through and where I am today and not go back there.Its the beginning of the second chapter of my life. Its going to be a lot of hard work. Ive got a job to do and its up to me to go out there and be a role model.Smith was one of the best players in the NFL during his time with the Jaguars. He is the teams career leader in receptions (862), receiving yards (12,287) and touchdown catches (67). He had seven consecutive seasons in which he had more than 1,000 receiving yards -- including a team-record 1,636 in 1999 -- and surpassed that mark nine times during his 11-year career with the team.Smith also owns franchise records for most receiving yards in a game (291 yards against Baltimore in 2000), most receptions in a season (116 in 1999) and most 100-yard games in a season (nine in 1999). Those marks came during a stretch when Smith made five consecutive Pro Bowls from 1997 to 2001. Smith caught 112 passes for 1,373 yards and eight touchdowns in 2001 despite having three surgeries early in the year to remove scar tissue from his abdomen.Smith was able to have an impressive career despite a rocky beginning. He was drafted in the second round (366th overall) by the Dallas Cowboys in 1992 but broke his leg and missed most of his rookie season.dddddddddddd He had an emergency appendectomy in August of 1993 and suffered through a subsequent infection that nearly killed him.The Cowboys waived Smith in July of 1994 after he wouldnt accept a pay cut. He was signed by Philadelphia days later but didnt make the roster and was out of football for the entire season. Smiths mother sent then-Jaguars coach Tom Coughlin a folder of his press clippings; Smith earned a tryout and was signed in February 1995.There is no question that Jimmy Smith was one of the best players to ever wear a Jaguars uniform, Khan said in a statement. His contributions in the early years were critical to the success the Jaguars enjoyed during that time. The fact that most of his records have stood for 10 years without being surpassed underscores what a great player he was.I wish I had personally seen Jimmy play more frequently but I am very happy that we will appropriately honor him at EverBank Field in December.Smith has a long list of off-the-field problems. He was arrested three times in Jacksonville, though only one came during his playing career. That came in 2001 when he was pulled over for speeding and suspicion of drunken driving. Traces of cocaine were later found in his system and that landed him in the NFLs substance-abuse program.Smith was suspended for the first four games of the 2003 season for violating the leagues substance-abuse policy. He admitted he had a drug problem and spent several weeks in rehab. Smith retired abruptly in May 2006 -- after catching 70 passes for 1,023 yards in 2005 -- and denied rumors that he was facing a yearlong suspension. Things went downhill for Smith quickly after that.He was arrested in Jacksonville in 2008 (DUI and possession of marijuana) and 2009 (possession of crack cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia).Smith also was arrested twice in Mississippi. He was charged with cocaine possession during a traffic stop in February 2010. He pleaded guilty in July 2012 and was placed on probation and given a 10-year suspended sentence.He was arrested in December 2012 after a rifle was found in his car during another traffic stop, a violation of his probation. Police also found marijuana in his car. Smith pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in prison; his probation was revoked from the prior incident and he was sentenced to an additional four years.The type of crime for which he was convicted made him eligible for an intense supervision program, allowing him to be released from prison in June 2013 and placed on house arrest in Mississippi. He was released from house arrest in June 2014 and is on parole until March 10, 2017.Smith was back at EverBank Field on Nov. 30, 2014, for the Jaguars home game against the New York Giants to take part in the teams alumni weekend. He said it was his first time at the stadium since 2008 or 2009.Im extremely grateful, extremely thankful, Smith said. Im definitely proud and emotional right now. Its been a long time coming. Been a lot of ups and downs, but I persevered. ' ' '