Panthers' Canales: NFC South 'Gritty' Race

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Pathor's coach Dave Canalas laid it out straight from the NFL meetings this week.

He seized the NFC South as a brutal grind, predicting another nail-biter finish for the

division crown.

Carolina snagged last season's title at eight wins and nine losses, edging out Tampa

Bay and Atlanta on a head-to-head tiebreaker, their first since 2015.

That tight race had all three teams knotted up, with New Orleans not far off at six wins

and eleven losses after starting as favorites for a top draft, spot.

Canalas sounds pumped about the challenge, calling it a division forging its own gritty

style of ball.

He knows they can't coast after that fluky win.

To gear up, Carolina loaded the roster this off season, signing past Russia Jalen Phillips

to four years and $120 million.

Coming back are Devon Lloyd for three years and $42 million, and tackle Rashid Walker

on a one-year deal worth $4 million.

They also resigned 14 of their own guys, like receiver Jalen Coker and safety, Nick Scott.

Heading into the 2026 draft with seven picks, including the 19th overall, the Panthers

are locked in to defend that south, thrown in scrap for every inch.