{
  "id": 8915930,
  "title": "Dave Canales: I've never seen a LB play better than Devin Lloyd on Sunday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/dave-canales-ive-never-seen-a-lb-play-better-than-devin-lloyd-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T12:08:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dave-canales-ive-never-seen-120801139.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Panthers head coach Dave Canales was impressed with his team's performance in their 34-3 victory over the Falcons on Sunday, and linebacker Devin Lloyd's play was the standout highlight. Lloyd, who was a significant offseason addition for Carolina, had previously struggled against the Bears in a Week 1 loss. However, he had an outstanding outing this week that earned high praise from Canales. Lloyd recorded two interceptions, including a third-quarter pick that he returned for a touchdown, nine tackles, and a sack. Canales stated that he had never witnessed a better performance from a linebacker during his 17-year NFL coaching career. The Panthers' defense, which had previously suffered a poor start, needed to rebound from their opening debacle, and Lloyd's stellar performance on Sunday was a significant step in the right direction.",
  "summary": "There was a lot for Panthers head coach Dave Canales to like about the way his team played in Sunday's 34-3 win over the Falcons and linebacker Devin Lloyd's performance was at the top of the list.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}