2025 Carolina Panthers season
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| 2025 Carolina Panthers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | David Tepper |
| General manager | Dan Morgan |
| Head coach | Dave Canales |
| Home stadium | Bank of America Stadium |
The 2025 season will be the Carolina Panthers' 31st in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dave Canales and Dan Morgan. The Panthers will look to improve on their 5–12 record from 2024, make the playoffs after a 7-year absence, and end their 9-year NFC South title drought.
Draft
[edit]Draft trades
- ^ The Panthers traded a second-round selection, 2023 first- and second-round selections (9th and 61st overall), a 2024 first-round selection (1st overall) and WR D. J. Moore to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2023 first-round selection (1st overall).[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h The Panthers traded a 2nd round selection (57th overall), a 3rd round selection (74th overall), a fourth round selection (111th overall) and a seventh-round selection (230th overall) to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a second round selection (51st overall), a third round selection (85th overall), a fourth round selection (122nd overall), and a sixth-round selection (208th overall).[2]
- ^ The Panthers traded a 2024 second-round selection (39th overall) to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a second-round selection, and 2024 second- and fifth-round selections (52nd and 155th overall).[3]
- ^ a b c The Panthers traded a 3rd round pick (85th overall) and a fifth round selection (146th overall) to the Patriots for a third round selection (77th overall).[4]
- ^ a b The Panthers traded a seventh-round selection and WR Jonathan Mingo to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a fourth-round selection (114th overall).[5]
- ^ The Panthers traded a 2024 fifth-round selection and LB Brian Burns to the New York Giants in exchange for a conditional fifth-round selection (140th overall), and 2024 second- and fifth-round selections.[6]
- ^ a b The Panthers traded a sixth-round selection and WR Diontae Johnson to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a fifth-round selection.[7]
- ^ The Panthers traded a conditional seventh-round selection to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection and WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette.[8]
- ^ The Panthers traded a conditional seventh-round selection and K Zane Gonzalez to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection.[9]
- ^ The Panthers traded WR Robbie Chosen to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a seventh-round selection and a 2024 sixth-round selection.[10]
Staff
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Current roster
[edit]Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB)
Wide receivers (WR)
Tight ends (TE) |
Offensive linemen (OL)
Defensive linemen (DL)
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Linebackers (LB)
Defensive backs (DB)
Special teams (ST)
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Reserve
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Preseason
[edit]The Panthers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.
Regular season
[edit]2025 opponents
[edit]Listed below are the Panthers' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May.[12]
| Category | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Division opponents (NFC South) |
Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Conference opponents (NFC West) |
Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks |
Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers |
| Conference opponents (based on 2024 division placement) |
Dallas Cowboys | Green Bay Packers |
| Interconference opponents (AFC East) |
Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins |
New England Patriots New York Jets |
| Interconference opponent (based on 2024 division placement) |
— | Jacksonville Jaguars |
References
[edit]- ^ McDaniel, Mike (March 10, 2023). "Bears Trade No. 1 Pick in 2023 NFL Draft to Panthers, per Reports". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (April 25, 2025). "Panthers swap four picks with Broncos". Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (April 26, 2024). "Rams trade 52nd pick to Panthers". therams.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Mehta, Nikhil (April 25, 2025). "Panthers Acquire 77th Pick From Patriots, Select Princely Umanmielen". Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ Hill, Kassidy (November 5, 2024). "Panthers trade Jonathan Mingo to Dallas". panthers.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ Edholm, Eric (March 11, 2024). "Giants to trade for Panthers' Brian Burns, agree to five-year, $150M deal with LB". NFL.com.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (October 29, 2024). "Ravens to Trade for Panthers Wide Receiver Diontae Johnson". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 29, 2023). "Wide receiver acquired in trade with Chiefs". panthers.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "49ers Announce Trade for Kicker Zane Gonzalez". 49ers.com. March 24, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 17, 2022). "With Offense Struggling, Cardinals Trade For Wide Receiver Robbie Anderson". Arizona Cardinals.
- ^ Hill, Kassidy (May 8, 2025). "Panthers sign 6 draft picks, 19 undrafted free agents ahead of rookie minicamp". panthers.com.
- ^ "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.