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Jaelan Phillips<\/a>, Devin Lloyd<\/a> and the rest of the Carolina Panthers\u2019 new recruits<\/a> will begin work at Bank of America Stadium on April 20.<\/p>\n

The first phase of the offseason program will launch later this month, the team announced Friday. Organized team activities (OTAs) will begin on May 26, with six workouts spread out through June 4. Those workouts are considered voluntary.<\/p>\n

Mandatory minicamp will run June 9 to June 11.<\/p>\n

Phase one of the program lasts two weeks and features \u201cactivities limited to meetings, strength and conditioning, and physical rehabilitation only,\u201d according to an NFL release. Phase two lasts for three weeks and includes non-contact work on practice fields, with offensive players lining up against offensive players and defensive players lining up against defensive players.<\/p>\n

Phase three, considered the OTA window, features 7-on-7, 9-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills \u2014 without live contact \u2014 with the offense against the defense.<\/p>\n

On Monday, head coach Dave Canales said he expected running back Jonathon Brooks, a second-round pick in 2024, to be able to participate in the offseason program<\/a> after missing all of last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cYep, I would think so,\u201d Canales said during the NFL annual meeting in Phoenix. \u201cAll the work that he\u2019s done up until this point, it\u2019s all about putting him in a football scenario with other people around him. When we start with phase one (of the offseason program), we don\u2019t see the defense \u2014 we\u2019re not even on the field yet. So, we\u2019re doing all that stuff, and then once we get into phase two, on the field, there is no opponent that we\u2019re going against, so I would imagine he\u2019d go through all of that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

GM Dan Morgan noted last month that tight end Ja\u2019Tavion Sanders, who underwent season-ending ankle surgery last year, should be able to participate in the offseason program<\/a> as well. Sanders has battled ankle injuries throughout his two seasons with the Panthers.<\/p>\n

The Panthers will have a busy summer, even with a break between minicamp and training camp. Carolina will start training camp early \u2014 with a date to be announced in the future \u2014 because the team will play against the Arizona Cardinals in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame game on Aug. 6.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published April 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM.<\/p>\n


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