David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dave Canales on Wednesday had a much quieter and calmer stroll than a year ago from Bank of America Stadium to the practice field as he began his second training camp as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers. Because of that there was no opening speech to a circus-like crowd as the then-rookie NFL head coach had last year, making this feel like a midseason workout.