Here are some exact dates and some estimated ones of importance for Panthers fans over the next six months before the 2017 regular season kicks off:
February 11 – The first of five NFL Regional Combines will be held at the Seattle Seahawks' practice facility. The regional combines cater to draft-eligible players not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, and a sixth regional combine is designed for unemployed vets and is by invitation only. The NFL took a snapshot of the regional combines' impact back in Week 13 and found there to be 76 former participants on NFL rosters since the event began in 2012, including 24 from the 2016 combines.