Canales' approach marks a departure from his first year coaching the Panthers in 2024, where he held out many of his starters from preseason play before finally giving the first team a brief outing in the preseason finale against the Buffalo Bills.

With three preseason games ahead of them, the Carolina Panthers head coach made his opinion clear on their starters suiting up.

Carolina Panthers defensive star Derrick Brown believes quarterback Bryce Young is coming into his own and showing more of his personality.