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The Carolina Panthers have made a change to their coaching staff.
On Monday afternoon, head coach Dave Canales confirmed the departure of Jim Caldwell—a senior assistant for the team dating back to the 2023 campaign.
Prior to joining the Panthers, Caldwell collected nearly 20 years of NFL coaching experience. His run has included two head-coaching stints—the first for the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to 2011 and the second for the Detroit Lions from 2014 to 2017.
Canales thanked Caldwell for his guidance during his two seasons at the helm in Carolina. He also noted that Carl Smith, whom he spent a decade working with in Seattle, will take up the vacancy.
"At the end of this past season, I had an opportunity to bring in Carl Smith—a coach that we affectionately call 'Tater,'" Canales stated. "He's one of my primary football mentors, somebody who brings years of experience, was a sounding board for Pete [Carroll] for a lot of those years while we were in Seattle and a guy that I really trust who really raised me in the coaching profession in terms of game-clock management, training the quarterback, just offensive philosophy and different things we've talked about over the years.
"This was an opportunity for him to fill in the role in a similar capacity. He'll be working remotely, but he'll be here for camps, for minicamp, he'll pop in during training camp. But it really is an opportunity to have somebody who's not in the building every day, who's watching the same film we are, but also being able to evaluate our roster and talk about players that we may not be talking about in our meetings."
Smith, 78, started his coaching career in 1971—as a graduate assistant at Cal Polytechnic State University. He most recently served as an associate head coach for the Seahawks from 2021 to 2023.
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On Monday afternoon, head coach Dave Canales confirmed the departure of Jim Caldwell—a senior assistant for the team dating back to the 2023 campaign.
Prior to joining the Panthers, Caldwell collected nearly 20 years of NFL coaching experience. His run has included two head-coaching stints—the first for the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to 2011 and the second for the Detroit Lions from 2014 to 2017.
Canales thanked Caldwell for his guidance during his two seasons at the helm in Carolina. He also noted that Carl Smith, whom he spent a decade working with in Seattle, will take up the vacancy.
"At the end of this past season, I had an opportunity to bring in Carl Smith—a coach that we affectionately call 'Tater,'" Canales stated. "He's one of my primary football mentors, somebody who brings years of experience, was a sounding board for Pete [Carroll] for a lot of those years while we were in Seattle and a guy that I really trust who really raised me in the coaching profession in terms of game-clock management, training the quarterback, just offensive philosophy and different things we've talked about over the years.
"This was an opportunity for him to fill in the role in a similar capacity. He'll be working remotely, but he'll be here for camps, for minicamp, he'll pop in during training camp. But it really is an opportunity to have somebody who's not in the building every day, who's watching the same film we are, but also being able to evaluate our roster and talk about players that we may not be talking about in our meetings."
Smith, 78, started his coaching career in 1971—as a graduate assistant at Cal Polytechnic State University. He most recently served as an associate head coach for the Seahawks from 2021 to 2023.
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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Panthers offseason: HC Dave Canales confirms notable change to staff
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