CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- New Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales is hiring a familiar face as his offensive coordinator, but that person won't be calling the plays.
Brad Idzik, who followed Canales from the Seattle Seahawks to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to coach wide receivers last season, will again follow Canales to the Panthers, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
Canales, however, will call plays for the Panthers as he did as the offensive coordinator in Tampa Bay last season, sources told ESPN. Idzik, 32, has never been a playcaller.
Prior to last season, Idzik spent four seasons with Canales in Seattle as the assistant wide receivers coach.