NFL OFFSEASON WORKOUT PROGRAM DATES
ANNOUNCED
Voluntary offseason workout programs are intended to provide
training, teaching and physical conditioning for players. The calendar for 2016 is below.
As per Article 21 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, each
club’s official, voluntary nine-week offseason program is conducted in three
phases:
Phase One consists of the first two weeks of the program with
activities limited to strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation
only.
Phase Two consists of the next three weeks of the program. On-field
workouts may include individual player instruction and drills as well as team
practice conducted on a “separates” basis. No live contact or team offense vs.
team defense drills are permitted.
Phase Three consists of the next four weeks of the program. Teams
may conduct a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity, or “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. This
minicamp, noted below, must occur during Phase Three of the offseason program.
Head coaches hired after the end of the 2015 season are entitled
to conduct an additional voluntary veteran minicamp. Any voluntary minicamp for veteran players
must be conducted prior to the NFL Draft (April 28-30), 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 will hold voluntary veteran minicamps, as
noted 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, with the exception of one post-NFL Draft
rookie minicamp, which may be conducted on either the first or second weekend
following the draft. The dates of the post-draft rookie minicamps will be
circulated at a later date.
For specific information and detailed offseason program rules,
please see Articles 21 and 22 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (beginning
on page 131), available on nflcommunications.com.
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
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
BALTIMORE First
Day: April
18
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, June 1-3, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June
14-16
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
CAROLINA First
Day: April
25
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May 31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June
14-16
CHICAGO First
Day: April
18
OTA
Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, June
1-3, June 6-9
Mandatory
Minicamp: June 14-16
CINCINNATI First
Day: April
18
OTA
Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May
31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June
14-16
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
DALLAS First
Day: April
18
OTA
Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May
31, June 1-2, June 6-8
Mandatory Minicamp: June
14-16
DENVER First
Day: April
18
OTA
Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May
31, June 1-2, June 13-16
Mandatory Minicamp: June
7-9
DETROIT First
Day: April
18
OTA
Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May
31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June
14-16
GREEN BAY First
Day: April
18
OTA
Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May
31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June
14-16
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
INDIANAPOLIS First
Day: April
18
OTA
Offseason Workouts: May 17-19, May
24-26, May 31, June 1-3
Mandatory Minicamp: June
7-9
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
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
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
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
MINNESOTA First
Day: April
18
OTA
Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May
31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June
14-16
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
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
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
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
OAKLAND First
Day: April
18
OTA
Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May
31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June 14-16
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
PITTSBURGH First
Day: April
18
OTA
Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May
31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June
14-16
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
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
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
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
TENNESSEE First
Day: April
18
OTA
Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May
31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June
14-16
WASHINGTON First Day: April
18
OTA
Offseason Workouts: May 24-26, May
31, June 1-2, June 6-9
Mandatory Minicamp: June
14-16
