Report: Panthers hosting Jaguars for joint practice in preseason

The Jacksonville Jaguars will have at least one joint practice session this summer with a preseason opponent.

According to Mike Kaye of the Charlotte Observer, the Carolina Panthers plan to face the Jaguars in a joint practice this summer, prior to their preseason game.

Kaye adds the joint practice will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The preseason game between the Panthers and Jaguars will be played two days later on Friday, Aug. 21.

Panthers hosting Jaguars for joint practice

Across the NFL, joint practices have become common practice for most teams and are quite valuable. Last summer, the Jaguars and Dolphins held a joint practice under Coen.

With most key starters not playing in preseason games, it's an opportunity for those players to get some game-like reps against an opposing team while still being in a somewhat controlled practice environment.

In addition to that, joint practices can help break up the monotony of training camp, along with providing the offensive and defensive units with different looks, rather than going up against their own team each day.

Lastly, with these practices not televised, teams have the opportunity to go a little deeper into the playbook instead of running the very vanilla looks that we see during the preseason.

This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Jaguars and Panthers holding joint practice in 2026 preseason