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TRAINING CAMPS OPEN THIS WEEK
All 32 Clubs to Hold Practice on July 31 as Part of
Training Camp: Back Together Saturday Fueled By Gatorade
NFL clubs this
week begin on-field preparations for the 2021 season. The Dallas Cowboys and
Pittsburgh Steelers, who meet in the NFL/Hall of Fame Game on August 5 (8:00 PM
ET, FOX) in Canton, OH, have rookies and veterans reporting Wednesday and will
be the first clubs to have their entire teams on-site.
The defending
Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who host Dallas in the league’s
annual primetime kickoff game on September 9 (8:20 PM ET, NBC), have rookies
reporting on Tuesday, with veterans reporting on Saturday.
Also on Tuesday,
rookies will report for the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville
Jaguars, New England Patriots and New York Jets. For every club except Dallas,
Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay, veterans will report Tuesday, July 27.
On
Saturday, July 31, for the first time ever, all 32 clubs will hold practice
with club-led fan events. July 31 will be branded as Training Camp: Back
Together Saturday Fueled By Gatorade, with NFL Network providing 13
hours of live coverage, beginning at 9:00 AM ET. NFL Network’s “Inside Training
Camp” kicks off July 26, providing extensive coverage of training camps
throughout the summer.
In a growing
trend, 21 clubs have scheduled joint practices with other teams. The Cowboys
and Los Angeles Rams (August 7 at the Marriott Residence
Inn at River Ridge in Oxnard, CA) are the first teams scheduled to see
another club’s jersey during camp. The Rams are among seven teams that will
practice against multiple opponents. Carolina, Miami, New England, the New York
Giants, New York Jets and Philadelphia also will see two foes in camp.
This summer
will also feature the return of several clubs holding camp away from their
facilities, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced every team to “stay home” for
camp last year.
Five clubs will be spending the entirety of camp away from their facilities – Carolina (Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC), Dallas (Marriott Residence Inn at River Ridge in Oxnard, CA), Indianapolis (Grand Park in Westfield, IN), Kansas City (Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, MO) and the Los Angeles Rams (University of California, Irvine). Washington will spend its first five days of camp at the Bon Secours Training Center in Richmond, VA, before returning home to its facility in Ashburn, VA, for the remainder of camp.
Not including last year, the 26 clubs (81 percent) that are opting to "stay home" this summer are the most since 2000. Teams considered to be "staying home" hold camp at their respective practice facility, home stadium or at a site within 10 miles of their team headquarters. In 2000, only 10 of 31 (32 percent) teams stayed close to home.
The number
of NFL teams that stayed home for the entirety of training camp since 2000:
YEAR | NFL TEAMS
WITH HOME TRAINING
CAMPS (PCT.) | | YEAR | NFL TEAMS WITH HOME
TRAINING CAMPS (PCT.) |
2000 | 10 of 31 (32%) | | 2011 | 19 of 32 (59%) |
2001 | 9 of 31 (29%) | | 2012 | 19 of 32 (59%) |
2002 | 10 of 32 (31%) | | 2013 | 20 of 32 (63%) |
2003 | 14 of 32 (44%) | | 2014 | 20 of 32 (63%) |
2004 | 15 of 32 (47%) | | 2015 | 21 of 32 (66%) |
2005 | 17 of 32 (53%) | | 2016 | 20 of 32 (63%) |
2006 | 15 of 32 (47%) | | 2017 | 21 of 32 (66%) |
2007 | 16 of 32 (50%) | | 2018 | 21 of 32 (66%) |
2008 | 15 of 32 (47%) | | 2019 | 22 of 32 (69%) |
2009 | 17 of 32 (53%) | | 2020* | 32 of 32 (100%) |
2010 | 17 of 32 (53%) | | 2021 | 26 of 32 (81%) |
The following is a
list of joint-practice sessions scheduled for 2021:
FIRST SESSION | TRAVELING TEAM | HOST TEAM | LOCATION |
8/7 | L.A.
Rams | Dallas | Oxnard,
CA |
8/11 | Denver | Minnesota | Eagan,
MN |
8/11 | Miami | Chicago | Lake
Forest, IL |
8/12 | Carolina | Indianapolis | Westfield,
IN |
8/16 | New
England | Philadelphia | Philadelphia,
PA |
8/18 | Atlanta | Miami | Miami
Gardens, FL |
8/18 | Baltimore | Carolina | Spartanburg,
SC |
8/18 | Las
Vegas | L.A.
Rams | Irvine,
CA |
8/18 | N.Y.
Jets | Green
Bay | Green
Bay, WI |
8/18 | Tennessee | Tampa
Bay | Tampa,
FL |
8/19 | N.Y.
Giants | Cleveland | Berea,
OH |
8/19 | San
Francisco | L.A.
Chargers | Costa
Mesa, CA |
8/24 | Philadelphia | N.Y.
Jets | Florham
Park, NJ |
8/25 | N.Y.
Giants | New
England | Foxborough,
MA |
The following is a list of training-camp sites and rookie and veteran reporting
dates:
TEAM | SITE | LOCATION | ROOKIES | VETERANS |
Arizona | State Farm
Stadium | Glendale, AZ | 7/22 | 7/27 |
Atlanta | IMB
Performance Field | Flowery
Branch, GA | 7/27 | 7/27 |
Baltimore | Under Armour
Performance Center | Owings Mills,
MD | 7/20 | 7/27 |
Buffalo | ADPRO
Training Center | Orchard Park,
NY | 7/20 | 7/27 |
Carolina | Wofford
College | Spartanburg,
SC | 7/27 | 7/27 |
Chicago | Halas Hall | Lake Forest,
IL | 7/24 | 7/27 |
Cincinnati | Paul Brown
Stadium | Cincinnati,
OH | 7/24 | 7/27 |
Cleveland | Cleveland
Browns Training Facility | Berea, OH | 7/24 | 7/27 |
Dallas | Marriott
Residence Inn at River Ridge | Oxnard, CA | 7/21 | 7/21 |
Denver | UCHealth
Training Center | Englewood, CO | 7/24 | 7/27 |
Detroit | Detroit Lions
Training Facility | Allen Park,
MI | 7/24 | 7/27 |
Green Bay | Lambeau Field | Green Bay, WI | 7/23 | 7/27 |
Houston | Houston Texans
Training Facility | Houston, TX | 7/25 | 7/27 |
Indianapolis | Grand Park | Westfield, IN | 7/24 | 7/27 |
Jacksonville | TIAA Bank
Field | Jacksonville,
FL | 7/20 | 7/27 |
Kansas City | Missouri
Western State University | St. Joseph,
MO | 7/23 | 7/27 |
Las Vegas | Intermountain
Healthcare Performance Center | Henderson, NV | 7/24 | 7/27 |
L.A. Chargers | Hoag
Performance Center & Jack Hammett
Sports Complex | Costa Mesa,
CA | 7/27 | 7/27 |
L.A. Rams | University of
California, Irvine | Irvine, CA | 7/25 | 7/27 |
Miami | Baptist
Health Training Complex | Miami Gardens,
FL | 7/27 | 7/27 |
Minnesota | TCO
Performance Center | Eagan, MN | 7/25 | 7/27 |
New England | Gillette
Stadium | Foxborough,
MA | 7/20 | 7/27 |
New Orleans | Ochsner
Sports Performance Center | Metairie, LA | 7/25 | 7/27 |
N.Y. Giants | Quest
Diagnostics Training Center | East
Rutherford, NJ | 7/21 | 7/27 |
N.Y. Jets | Atlantic
Health Jets Training Center | Florham Park,
NJ | 7/20 | 7/27 |
Philadelphia | NovaCare
Complex | Philadelphia,
PA | 7/27 | 7/27 |
Pittsburgh | Heinz Field | Pittsburgh,
PA | 7/21 | 7/21 |
San Francisco | SAP
Performance Facility | Santa Clara,
CA | 7/27 | 7/27 |
Seattle | Virginia
Mason Athletic Center | Renton, WA | 7/27 | 7/27 |
Tampa Bay | AdventHealth
Training Center | Tampa, FL | 7/20 | 7/24 |
Tennessee | St. Thomas
Sports Park | Nashville, TN | 7/24 | 7/27 |
Washington | Bon Secours
Training Center (Richmond) & INOVA Sports
Performance Center (Ashburn) | Richmond, VA
(7/27-7/31), Ashburn, VA (8/1-9/3) | 7/27 | 7/27 |
2021 NFL PRESEASON
NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE
(All times Eastern)
DATE | GAME
| NETWORK
(TIME) |
| | |
Thursday, August 5 | NFL/Hall of Fame Game, Canton, OH Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys | FOX (8:00 PM) |
| | |
Preseason Week 1 | | |
Thursday, August 12 | Washington Football Team
at New England Patriots | NFLN (7:30 PM) |
Friday, August 13 | Buffalo Bills at Detroit
Lions | NFLN (7:00 PM) |
Friday, August 13 | Dallas Cowboys at Arizona
Cardinals | NFLN (10:00 PM) |
Saturday, August 14 | Miami Dolphins at Chicago
Bears | NFLN (1:00 PM) |
Saturday, August 14 | Denver Broncos at
Minnesota Vikings | NFLN (4:00 PM) |
Saturday, August 14 | Cleveland Browns at
Jacksonville Jaguars | NFLN (7:00 PM) |
Saturday, August 14 | Los Angeles Chargers at
Los Angeles Rams | NFLN (10:00 PM) |
Sunday, August 15 | Carolina Panthers at
Indianapolis Colts | NFLN (1:00 PM) |
| | |
Preseason Week 2 | | |
| | |
Thursday, August 19 | New England Patriots at
Philadelphia Eagles | NFLN (7:30 PM) |
Friday, August 20 | Kansas City Chiefs at
Arizona Cardinals | ESPN (8:00 PM) |
Friday, August 20 | Cincinnati Bengals at
Washington Football Team | NFLN (8:00 PM) |
Saturday, August 21 | Buffalo Bills at Chicago
Bears | NFLN (1:00 PM) |
Saturday, August 21 | New York Jets at Green Bay
Packers | NFLN (4:25 PM) |
Saturday, August 21 | Detroit Lions at
Pittsburgh Steelers | NFLN (7:30 PM) |
Saturday, August 21 | Las Vegas Raiders at Los
Angeles Rams | NFLN (10:00 PM) |
Sunday, August 22 | New York Giants at
Cleveland Browns | NFLN (1:00 PM) |
Sunday, August 22 | San Francisco 49ers at Los
Angeles Chargers | NFLN (7:30 PM) |
Monday, August 23 | Jacksonville Jaguars at
New Orleans Saints | ESPN (8:00 PM) |
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Preseason Week 3 |
| | |
Friday, August 27 | Minnesota Vikings at
Kansas City Chiefs | NFLN (8:00 PM) |
Saturday, August 28 | Green Bay Packers at
Buffalo Bills | NFLN (1:00 PM) |
Saturday, August 28 | Chicago Bears at Tennessee
Titans | NFLN (7:00 PM) |
Saturday, August 28 | Los Angeles Chargers at
Seattle Seahawks | NFLN (10:00 PM) |
Sunday, August 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars at
Dallas Cowboys | NFLN (1:00 PM) |
Sunday, August 29 | Miami Dolphins at
Cincinnati Bengals | CBS (4:00 PM) |
Sunday, August 29 | Las Vegas Raiders at San
Francisco 49ers | NFLN (4:00 PM) |
Sunday, August 29 | New England Patriots at
New York Giants | NFLN (6:00 PM) |
Sunday, August 29 | Cleveland Browns at
Atlanta Falcons | NBC (8:00 PM) |
*Live games on NFL Network
will be blacked out in the participating teams’ over-the-air station markets.
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