Monday, May 23, 2016

OTAs Are Here!

Organized Team Activities. OTAs. This is a silly name for the NFL's offseason workouts. For the past month teams have been restricted to mostly strength and conditioning and some, very limited football drills. 26 of the 32 teams will kick off the first of their ten allotted days of football fun today or tomorrow. The Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Francisco 49ers started last week. The Los Angeles Rams are waiting until next week. Those crazy Rams seem to do a few things differently in the offseaon. The ten days of OTAs will be spread over the next few weeks. No live contact is allowed in these activities but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted. The coaches finally get to do something productive. Prior to these practices the coaches have been mostly gagged and their hands tied. Even if their players can't get too physical with each other they are allowed to do things that resemble football. And the coaches get to coach. All of the OTAs are voluntary. That still means mandatory for the coaches as they are none too pleased with the players that "workout" on their own. A mandatory minicamp follows the completion of the ten OTAs. Despite the restrictions, these practices are the start of football preparations for the 2016 NFL season. It's an exciting time. Football's back!

Here's the offseason schedule for all 32 teams.

OTA AND MINI-CAMP SCHEDULE
TEAMFIRST DAYOTAMINICAMP
Arizona CardinalsApr. 18May 17-19
May 24-26
May 31
June 1-3		June 7-9
Atlanta FalconsApr. 18May 23-24
May 26
May 31
June 1
June 3
June 6-9		June 14-16
Baltimore RavensApr. 18May 24-26
June 1-3
June 6-9		June 14-16
Buffalo BillsApr. 18May 23-24
May 26
May 31
June 1
June 3
June 6-9		June 14-16
Carolina PanthersApr. 25May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		June 14-16
Chicago BearsApr. 18May 24-26
June 1-3
June 6-9		June 14-16
Cincinnati BengalsApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		June 14-16
Cleveland BrownsApr. 4May 17-19
May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2		Apr. 19-22 (v)
June 7-19
Dallas CowboysApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-8		June 14-16
Denver BroncosApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 13-16		June 7-9
Detroit LionsApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		June 14-16
Green Bay PackersApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		June 14-16
Houston TexansApr. 18May 23-24
May 26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-7
June 9-10		June 14-16
Indianapolis ColtsApr. 18May 17-19
May 24-26
May 31
June 1-3		June 7-9
Jacksonville JaguarsApr. 18May 23-24
May 26
May 31
June 2-3
June 6-7
June 9-10		June 14-16
Kansas City ChiefsApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 7-10		June 14-16
Los Angeles RamsApr. 18May 31
June 1
June 3
June 7-8
June 10		June 14-16
Miami DolphinsApr. 11May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		Apr. 26-28 (v)
June 14-16
Minnesota VikingsApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		June 14-16
New England PatriotsApr. 18May 23-24
May 26
June 1-2
June 13-14
June 16		June 7-9
New Orleans SaintsApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		June 14-16
New York GiantsApr. 11May 23-24
May 26
June 1-3
June 6-7
June 9-10		Apr. 26-28 (v)
June 14-16
New York JetsApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		June 14-16
Oakland RaidersApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		June 14-16
Philadelphia EaglesApr. 4May 17-19
May 24-26
May 31
June 1-3		Apr. 19-21 (v)
June 7-9
Pittsburgh SteelersApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		June 14-16
San Diego ChargersApr. 18May 23-25
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		June 14-16
San Francisco 49ersApr. 4May 17-19
May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2		Apr. 26-28 (v)
June 7-9
Seattle SeahawksApr. 18May 23-24
May 26
May 31
June 1
June 3
June 6-7
June 9		June 14-16
Tampa Bay BuccaneersApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		Apr. 26-28 (v)
June 14-16
Tennessee TitansApr. 11May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		June 14-16
Washington RedskinsApr. 18May 24-26
May 31
June 1-2
June 6-9		June 14-16

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