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Dave Canales

HC Carolina Panthers

ESPN team roster · 2026-09-20

Head coach · team leadership

Club tenure evidence: Dave Canales was named the head coach of the Carolina Panthers on January 25, 2024, becoming the seventh head coach in franchise history. Canales came …

CAR official coach biography · retrieved 2026-09-07

2026: play-calling handed to OC Brad Idzik; Canales oversees the whole team (club, 24 Feb 2026). No 2026 club quote names the offense a single scheme family — the label stays unsourced as a family Role evidence · 2026-02-24

A coordinator title alone does not establish who calls plays. Current role listing: ESPN team roster · 2026-09-20.

This-year install

2026: play-calling handed to OC Brad Idzik; Canales oversees the whole team (club, 24 Feb 2026). No 2026 club quote names the offense a single scheme family — the label stays unsourced as a family · owner: identity lane · checkpoint: Week 1 CHI at CAR, Sun 13 Sep 2026, then the first four-game PFF/Sumer personnel + dropback mix.

panthers.com / Idzik to call plays in 2026 · 2026-02-24

Scheme label

Not sourced yet · scheme label not sourced yet — a coverage task; will not invent Cover 3

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