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NFL announces offseason dates; Panthers to begin April 21

Andy Dalton, Bryce Young, Dave Canales

CHARLOTTE — The NFL has released the schedule for each club's offseason workout program for the 2025 offseason.

The Carolina Panthers will begin on April 21 and run through June 12 at various times.

A'Shawn Robinson

Clubs are allowed to hold three phases of offseason workouts. Per the league:

Phase One consists of the first two weeks of the program with activities limited to meetings, strength and conditioning, and physical rehabilitation only.

Phase Two consists of the next three weeks of the program. On-field workouts may include individual or group instruction and drills, as well as "perfect play drills," and drills and plays with offensive players lining up across from offensive players and defensive players lining up across from defensive players, conducted at a walk-through pace. No live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted.

Phase Three consists of the next four weeks of the program. Teams may conduct a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity, or "OTAs". No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted.

Each club may hold a rookie football development program for a period of seven weeks, which in 2025 may begin on May 12. During this period, no activities may be held on weekends, with the exception of one post-Draft rookie minicamp, which may be conducted on either the first or second weekend following the draft. The dates of each club's post-draft rookie minicamps will be circulated at a later date

Xavier Legette

Since Carolina is returning a head coach for the first time since 2022, and therefore will start their offseason program at a later date. Only clubs with a new head coach are allowed to start in early April.

The full schedule of the Panthers offseason dates are as follows:

First Day April 21
OTA Offseason Workouts May 27-28, May 30, June 2-3, June 5
Mandatory Minicamp June 10-12

Check out the best photos of Panthers wideouts during offseason OTAs and minicamps.

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