The NFL has released the official schedule for offseason workouts and OTAs on Thursday. According to the league's official Collective Bargaining Agreement, each team may conduct a voluntary nine-week offseason workout program intended to provide "training, teaching, and physical conditioning for players."
This workout program must be conducted in three phases, with each team having specific dates in which they can conduct each phase:
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 permissible.
An additional caveat of the CBA is that head coaches hired after the 2012 season are allowed to conduct an additional voluntary minicamp for veterans. The teams that have hired new coaches this year include the Cardinals, Bills, Bears, Browns, Jaguars, Chiefs, Eagles, and Chargers. So there could be a lot of disgruntled veterans who feel that might need to be at a voluntary workout to meet their new head coach.
In news for non-veterans, each team may also hold a seven-week rookie football development program, which may begin on May 13.
Here is the full offseason workout schedule for all 32 NFL teams. Organizations with new head coaches may start as soon as April 1:
ARIZONA CARDINALS
First Day: April 2
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 14-16, May 21-23, June 3-6
Voluntary Minicamp: April 23-25
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
ATLANTA FALCONS
First Day: April 22
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 28-30, June 4-6, June 11-14
Mandatory Minicamp: June 18-20
BALTIMORE RAVENS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 29-31, June 4-7
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
BUFFALO BILLS
First Day: April 2
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 13-15, May 20-21, May 23, May 28-31
Voluntary Minicamp: April 16-18
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
CAROLINA PANTHERS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
CHICAGO BEARS
First Day: April 2
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 13-14, May 16, May 20-21, May 23, June 3-6
Voluntary Minicamp: April 16-18
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
CINCINNATI BENGALS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
CLEVELAND BROWNS
First Day: April 1
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 14-16, May 21-23, May 28-31
Voluntary Minicamp: April 16-18
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
DALLAS COWBOYS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
DENVER BRONCOS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-22, May 29-31, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
DETROIT LIONS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-29, May 31, June 3-4, June 6-7
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
GREEN BAY PACKERS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-22, May 28-30, June 11-14
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
HOUSTON TEXANS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-22, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
First Day: April 2
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 13-15, May 20-21, May 23, June 4-7
Voluntary Minicamp: April 16-18
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
First Day: April 1
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 14-16, May 21-23, May 28-31
Voluntary Minicamp: April 16-18
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
MIAMI DOLPHINS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 29-31, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
First Day: April 22
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 28-30, June 4-6, June 10-13
Mandatory Minicamp: June 18-20
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-30, June 3-4, June 6-7
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 10-13
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
NEW YORK GIANTS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 22-23, May 29-31, June 3-7
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
NEW YORK JETS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20, May 22-23, May 28, May 30-31, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
OAKLAND RAIDERS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
First Day: April 1
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 13-15, May 20-22, May 28-31
Voluntary Minicamp: April 16-18
Mandatory Minicamp: June 4-6
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
ST. LOUIS RAMS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21, May 23-24, June 3-4, June 6-7, June 11, June 13-14
Mandatory Minicamp: None
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
First Day: April 1
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 13-15, May 20-22, June 3-6
Voluntary Minicamp: April 16-18
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
SAN FRANCISCO 49ers
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 29-31, June 3-4, June 6-7
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
TENNESSEE TITANS
First Day: April 22
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 29-31, June 3-4, June 6, June 10-11, June 13-14
Mandatory Minicamp: June 18-20
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
First Day: April 15
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20, May 22-23, May 28-30, June 3-6
Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13
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