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The Carolina Panthers<\/a>‘ defense of the NFC South<\/a>, or at least the on-field part of it, now has its start.<\/p>\n On Friday afternoon, the NFL officially announced<\/a> the offseason workout dates for all 32 teams. Here is the schedule for the Panthers’ upcoming program:<\/p>\n Panthers 2026 offseason program schedule<\/p>\n First day: April 20<\/p>\n OTA offseason workouts: May 26 to May 27, May 29, June 1 to June 2, June 4<\/p>\n Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n Mandatory minicamp: June 9 to June 11<\/p>\n Carolina clinched<\/a> their first division title since 2015 and their first playoff berth since 2017 this past season. Head coach Dave Canales, from this week’s NFL Annual League Meeting, spoke about preparing for what is expected to be a tight NFC South race.<\/p>\n “It’s a really amazing division, and I expect another bloodbath that’s gonna come down to the wire at the end of the season again,” Canales told<\/a> Josina Anderson of Exhibit News Network. “I feel grateful to be a part of that. Doesn’t feel like I’m just coming into a team that’s building an identity, but it’s also a division that’s building an identity of how to play football.”<\/p>\n Canales and the Panthers fell just short of upsetting the Los Angeles Rams in their postseason appearance, taking a 34-31 loss<\/a> at Bank of America Stadium back in January.<\/p>\n