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Panthers’ Dave Canales takes note of comedian’s Super Bowl swipe at NFL Honors

February 10, 2024

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales took note of comedian Keegan-Michael Key’s bashing of his team at NFL Honors Thursday night.

Key joked about Taylor Swift and the Panthers both being far from the Super Bowl.

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Dave Canales answers questions during a press conference to inaugurate the new head coach of the Carolina Panthers NFL football team on Thursday, February 1, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

“My understanding is that Taylor Swift is currently in Tokyo. The only team further away from the Super Bowl is the Carolina Panthers,” Key said at the event, via the Charlotte Observer.

Canales responded with an X-scratching chin emoji and a bookmark emoji. He definitely seemed to be paying attention to the negative reviews Carolina has been receiving as the team has struggled in recent years.

The Panthers finished 2-15 in 2023 with rookie quarterback Bryce Young leading the team. Carolina finished 31st in scoring and 32nd in yards gained.

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Keegan-Michael Key performs at the NFL Honors Awards Show prior to the Super Bowl 58 football game on Thursday, February 8, 2024 in Las Vegas. The San Francisco 49ers will play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Super Bowl 58. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The team hasn’t had a winning record since the 2017 season when Ron Rivera was the head coach, and the team still had Cam Newton and Christian McCaffrey on the offensive end.

Those days are long gone, but Canales is eager to restore hope to Charlotte.

“My timeline is today,” Canales said of the win during his induction press conference. “We had another down at No. 1 and No. 10. We have all the call sheets at our disposal. And we have a lot of great guys to work with today.”