The Carolina Panthers had their last minicamp practice of 2016 today in the blistering heat and humidity. Still, spirits seemed high, probably because this was the last day before a six week break.

Here are today’s photos and notes.

Jonathan Stewart spotted me while walking to the field and wanted to show off his new karate stance, the crane.

High fives were given between Joe Webb and Shaq Thompson.

Cam Newton did a jig.

Even the usually serious Thomas Davis got in on the positive vibe, coaxing Greg Olsen to partake in the process.

The defensive line practiced drills in which several practice dummies were setup in a row. The players were tasked with getting through them by knocking them down. Two players stood out in this drill to my eyes, KK Short and Vernon Butler. Both punished the blue dummies as they sprinted by.

…notice Butler’s dummies are still laying on the ground. Pretty amazing strength and speed this kid has.

There was a Keyarris Garrett sighting today. Garrett ran a nice crossing route over the middle and caught a pass from Derek Anderson. Garrett has been relatively quiet so far this offseason. Maybe he can use this positive play as a building block for training camp.

During Cam Newton’s press conference, Kelvin Benjamin stood behind him while trying to distract Cam. It didn’t seem to work, much to the dismay of Benjamin.

Carolina Panthers Minicamp Observations