The Carolina Panthers will be going into the season without the benefit of preseason games. As part of a vastly changed program due to the current climate, the NFL has now agreed to meet the NFLPA’s demands and teams are not going to see the field in a competitive setting until week one.
This has the ability to impact the Carolina Panthers more than most. They are working with a completely new set-up after wholesale changes during the offseason. And new head coach Matt Rhule has already suffered an unprecedented amount of disruption during his first few months in the role.