We may have to wait another day for the Carolina Panthers to get to work on the chopping block.
Head coach Dave Canales spoke with reporters on Monday, about 30 hours before all NFL teams are required to cut down to their initial 53-man rosters. He revealed when he believes the team will start making their moves.
Canales says the plan right now is to do all the cuts tomorrow, but that could change over the course of the day based on conversations with Dan Morgan.
— Darin Gantt (@daringantt) August 26, 2024
The Panthers could start parting ways with players, well, right now. But that sounds unlikely given Canales’ plan to speak with each roster casualty, as players are not in the building today.
Dave Canales says he plans on having meetings with all players that are cut. He wants to give them honest feedback.#Panthers
— Sheena Quick (@Sheena_Marie3) August 26, 2024
This, obviously, is the first roster cutdown for Canales—who is in his first year as an NFL head coach. But despite the hardships this stage will present, the 43-year old seemed up to the challenge when speaking about it this past week.
“Yeah, it’s hard. And I’m excited for it,” he told reporters following last Wednesday’s practice. “When you respect and regard the whole unit and you’re kinda bringing everybody up at the same time—with the teaching, with the practices, the drill work and all those things as we improve everyone—it makes the decisions harder and harder.”
