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NFL Announces 2016 Offseason Workout Program Dates
NFL teams’ voluntary offseason workout programs are intended to provide training, teaching and physical conditioning for players.
Article 21 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement states that each club’s official, voluntary nine-week offseason program is conducted in three phases:
- Phase One: The first two weeks of the program. Activities are limited to strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation only.
- Phase Two: The next three weeks of the program. On-field workouts may include individual player instruction and drills. Team practices can be conducted, but no live contact or team-offense-versus-team-defense drills are permitted.
- Phase Three: The next four weeks of the program. Teams may conduct a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity (OTAs). No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted.
Article 22 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement stipulates that clubs may hold one mandatory minicamp for veteran players and that the minicamp must occur during Phase Three of the offseason program.
Teams that have hired a head coach after the end of the 2015 season may conduct an additional voluntary veteran minicamp. These minicamps must take place before the NFL Draft, but no earlier than week three of the club’s offseason workout program and after at least one week of the two weeks of Phase One activities that the clubs may hold pursuant to Article 21. This year, six clubs held voluntary veteran minicamps (see below).
Each club may hold a rookie football development program for a period of seven weeks, which in 2016 may begin on May 9. During this period, no activities may be held on weekends, except for one post-NFL Draft rookie minicamp, which may be held on either the first or second weekend after the draft.
For specific information and detailed offseason program rules, please see Articles 21 and 22 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (beginning on page 131).
The NFL Offseason Workout Program calendar (dates are tentative and subject to change):
ARIZONA
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 17-19, May 24-26, May 31, June 1-3
Mandatory Minicamp: June 7-9
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
ATLANTA
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 23-24, May 26, May 31, June 1, June 3, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
BALTIMORE
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, June 1-3, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-7
BUFFALO
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 23-24, May 26, May 31, June 1, June 3, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
CAROLINA
First Day: April 25
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 13-14
CHICAGO
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, June 1-3, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 13-15
CINCINNATI
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
CLEVELAND
First Day: April 4
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 17-19, May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2
Voluntary Minicamp: April 19-22
Mandatory Minicamp: June 7-9
Rookie Minicamp: May 13-15
DALLAS
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-8
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
DENVER
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 13-16
Mandatory Minicamp: June 7-9
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
DETROIT
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
GREEN BAY
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 23-24, May 26, June 1-3, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-7
HOUSTON
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 23-24, May 26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-7, June 9-10
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
INDIANAPOLIS
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 17-19, May 24-26, May 31, June 1-3
Mandatory Minicamp: June 7-9
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
JACKSONVILLE
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 23-24, May 26, May 31, June 2-3, June 6-7, June 9-10
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-7
KANSAS CITY
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 7-10
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 7-9
LOS ANGELES
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 31, June 1, June 3, June 7-8, June 10
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
MIAMI
First Day: April 11
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Voluntary Minicamp: April 26-28
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
MINNESOTA
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
NEW ENGLAND
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 23-24, May 26, June 1-2, June 13-14, June 16
Mandatory Minicamp: June 7-9
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
NEW ORLEANS
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 13-15
NEW YORK GIANTS
First Day: April 11
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 23-24, May 26, June 1-3, June 6-7, June 9-10
Voluntary Minicamp: April 26-28
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
NEW YORK JETS
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
OAKLAND
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 13-15
PHILADELPHIA
First Day: April 4
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 17-19, May 24-26, May 31, June 1-3
Voluntary Minicamp: April 19-21
Mandatory Minicamp: June 7-9
Rookie Minicamp: May 13-15
PITTSBURGH
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
SAN DIEGO
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 23-25, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 13-15
SAN FRANCISCO
First Day: April 4
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 17-19, May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2
Voluntary Minicamp: April 26-28
Mandatory Minicamp: June 7-9
Rookie Minicamp: May 13-15
SEATTLE
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 23-24, May 26, May 31, June 1, June 3, June 6-7, June 9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
TAMPA BAY
First Day: April 11
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Voluntary Minicamp: April 26-28
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 6-8
TENNESSEE
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 13-15
WASHINGTON
First Day: April 18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
Rookie Minicamp: May 13-15
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