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Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales has proven to be a bright leader. He's also a sad reminder of the lack of Latino head coaches in the NFL.

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In 2009, Dave Canales was an assistant strength coach for USC head coach Pete Carroll. ... Just two games into Canales’s tenure in Carolina, he benched the first pick in the 2023 NFL draft.

Dec 15, 2024; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales reacts in the fourth quarter at Bank of America Stadium.

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales with quarterback Bryce Young at Bank of America Stadium on Dec. 22, 2024. There have been few Latino assistants in the NFL with coordinator-level titles.

Canales is an exception. From 2006-08, he was coaching at El Camino College, which is more or less a straight shot down I-110 from the University of Southern California.