CHARLOTTE — Chuba Hubbard didn't like what he was seeing or hearing.

And so at that moment, unbeknownst to head coach Dave Canales, practice came to a stop for a second.

Hubbard, the veteran running back and conscience of the offensive side of the ball, got his guys together, called for the defense to get to the sideline, and led a quick group gasser, from sideline to sideline and back.

"Non-focused, do your jobs," center Austin Corbett said of the impromptu conditioning. "Just wanted to tighten things up."

Hubbard and quarterback Bryce Young were at the front of the line, but their entire side of the ball ran after a couple of pre-snap penalties, the kind Canales has been preaching about avoiding. The Panthers are building and improving, but they're not at a point where they can

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