Panthers focused on improving physicality of their defense

With the first week of organized team activities (OTAs) in the books, coaches are heaping praise on every step of their plan to build a competitive Carolina Panthers team for the 2025 season. We are firmly in the regularly scheduled “X player is in the best shape of his life” portion of the off season. For all the coach and agent speak that is going to flood the NFL news cycle over the coming months, there is plenty that we can read between the lines if we pay attention.

Specifics of their plans for scheme or player rotation changes are obviously being held very close to the chest right now. Many of these things are also highly fluid at the moment as coaches are only just beginning to see…