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
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | 39 | Traded to the Chicago Bears[A] | |||
| 57 | From Rams[B] | ||||
| 3 | 74 | ||||
| 4 | 111 | ||||
| 114 | From Cowboys[C] | ||||
| 5 | 140 | From Giants[D] | |||
| 146 | |||||
| 163 | From Ravens[E] | ||||
| 6 | 183 | Traded to the Baltimore Ravens[E] | |||
| 7 | 226 | Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[F] | From 49ers[G] | ||
| 230 | From Cardinals[H] | ||||
| 247 | Traded to the Dallas Cowboys[C] | ||||
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]
- ^ 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).[2]
- ^ 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).[3]
- ^ 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.[4]
- ^ a b The Panthers traded a sixth-round selection and WR Diontae Johnson to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a fifth-round selection.[5]
- ^ 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.[6]
- ^ 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.[7]
- ^ The Panthers traded WR Robbie Chosen to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a seventh-round selection and a 2024 sixth-round selection.[8]
Staff
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Current roster
Preseason
The Panthers' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.
Regular season
2025 opponents
Listed below are the Panthers' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May.[9]
| 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
- ^ McDaniel, Mike (March 10, 2023). "Bears Trade No. 1 Pick in 2023 NFL Draft to Panthers, per Reports". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (April 26, 2024). "Rams trade 52nd pick to Panthers". therams.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.