CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers underwent an unusual amount of change during the offseason for a team coming off an 11-5 record and a fourth trip to the playoffs in five seasons.
They begin training camp at Wofford College on Wednesday with new offensive, defensive and special-teams coordinators. They begin with an overhauled receiving corps and secondary. They begin with questions about their franchise quarterback, Cam Newton, who was the league's most valuable player in 2015.
They begin with the heart and soul of the team, outside linebacker Thomas Davis, suspended for the first four games for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing drugs (PEDs).