Although the 2025 NFL season won’t kick off until the second week of September, players have a long period of pre-season practice.
Offseason workouts are designed to provide training, instruction and physical conditioning for players.
According to Article 21 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, each team’s official, voluntary nine-week offseason program is conducted in three phases:
- Meetings, strengthening and fitness, and physical rehabilitation
- Individual and group exercises
- Organized Team Activities (commonly known as OTAs).
During the second and third phases, contact is not permitted, but teams may conduct 7-on-7, 9-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills during OTAs.
Teams with a new head coach are entitled to an additional voluntary minicamp for veterans.
Any voluntary minicamp for veteran players must be held prior to the NFL Draft (April 24-26), but not before the third week of the club’s preseason practice program and after at least one week of the two weeks of Phase One activities that franchises may conduct in accordance with Article 21.
This year, five teams will hold voluntary veteran minicamps.
When do each of the 32 teams in the league begin their training camps?
Here are the start dates for the preseason training programs for the 32 teams:
American Conference
East Division
- Buffalo Bills: April 21
- Miami Dolphins: April 21
- New England Patriots: April 7
- New York Jets: April 7
Northern Division
- Baltimore Ravens: April 21
- Cincinnati Bengals: April 21
- Cleveland Browns: April 22
- Pittsburgh Steelers: April 21
AFC South
- Houston Texans: April 21
- Indianapolis Colts: April 21
- Jacksonville Jaguars: April 8
- Tennessee Titans: April 22
Western Division
- Denver Broncos: April 21
- Kansas City Chiefs: April 21
- Las Vegas Raiders: April 8
- Los Angeles Chargers: April 21
National Conference
Eastern Division
- Dallas Cowboys: April 14
- New York Giants: April 21
- Philadelphia Eagles: April 21
- Washington Commanders: April 22
Northern Division
- Chicago Bears: April 7
- Detroit Lions: April 22
- Green Bay Packers: April 21
- Minnesota Vikings: April 21
AFC South
- Atlanta Falcons: April 22
- Carolina Panthers: April 21
- New Orleans Saints: April 14
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: April 21
Western Division
- Arizona Cardinals: April 22
- Los Angeles Rams: April 21
- San Francisco 49ers: April 22
- Seattle Seahawks: April 22
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