Named to Seattle’s coaching staff on February 4, 2010, Dave Canales entered the NFL after one season as USC’s offensive administrative assistant in 2009.
Canales enters his second season as quarterbacks coach for the Seahawks after spending three seasons as the team’s wide receivers coach (2015-2017).
In Canales’ nine years with the Seahawks, he has played a variety of instrumental roles in helping the team to seven playoff appearances. He served as assistant quarterbacks coach for two years, during the Super Bowl XLVIII championship season and the 2014 NFC Championship season. He was the quality control/offense coach the previous three years working with wide receivers and quarterbacks (2010-2012).
At USC in 2009, he was an assistant strength coach, video assistant and worked with quarterbacks, during a year that the Trojans won the Emerald Bowl.
He came to USC from El Camino (Calif.) College, where he was the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator, coaching quarterbacks in his final season (2006-08). The Warriors football team won the California Community College State Championship in 2006 and won the Mission Conference twice during his tenure.
It was during his time at El Camino College that Canales forged an invaluable relationship with Pete Carroll and the USC staff through working as a part-time coach at the annual Pete Carroll football camps.
Canales began his career as the head frosh/soph football coach and offensive coordinator at his alma mater Carson High from 2004-05. The Colts won the Marine League championship both seasons.
He played wide receiver at Azusa Pacific University from 1999-2003 and was a two-time captain. He earned his degree in business administration in 2003.
Canales was a three-sport athlete at Carson High playing football, baseball and track. He was recognized as a scholar-athlete with a 4.08 GPA.
Born on May 7, 1981, in Harbor City, Calif., David and his wife, Lizzy, have four children, Ashby, Benjamin, Beatrice and Amaya.
