Best sights and sounds from the first day of Panthers' 2025 OTAs
Known more commonly as OTAs, these voluntary, non-contact workouts serve as an appetizer of sorts for the heavier tasks ahead. Tuesday marked the first of six sessions of OTAs, with the bookend of this phase coming next week on June 5.
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But how did the team start off? Well, head coach Dave Canales seemed rather upbeat about the effort.
"What a great day," Canales said in opening up his post-practice presser. "We've been building and working out and training for this, to get back on the field and just get this thing started. Going against offense versus defense and being able to fly around in there. Of course, with the time of year that it is, the guys gotta be able to work full-speed and be able to take care of each other, and I felt like we did that today. So, really exciting stuff."
Oh, and luckily, team reps and beat reporters were on hand to document some of that really exciting stuff.
Here are the best sights and sounds from the Panthers' first installment of 2025 OTAs . . .
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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Panthers 2025 OTAs: Best sights and sounds from Day 1
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