The voluntary offseason program is creeping closer
It’s not football, but the NFL has offered a small glimmer that football is returning by releasing the offseason workout, OTA and minicamp dates for the New York Giants and he rest of the teams in the NFL.
The Giants’ offseason workout schedule is as follows
First Day:
April 21
OTA Offseason Workouts:
May 27-29, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-10, June 12-13
Mandatory Minicamp:
June 17-19
The dates of each team’s post-draft rookie minicamps will be released at a later date.
That means the Giants will convene as a team for the first time just days before Round 1 of the draft on April 24.
As per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, each team’s voluntary nine-week offseason program is conducted in three phases:
Phase 1 consists of the first two weeks of the program with activities limited to meetings, strength and conditioning, and physical rehabilitation only.
Phase 2 consists of the next three weeks of the program. On-field workouts may include individual or group instruction and drills, as well as “perfect play drills,” and drills and plays with offensive players lining up across from offensive players and defensive players lining up across from defensive players, conducted at a walk-through pace. No live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted.
Phase 3 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.
Clubs may hold one mandatory minicamp for veteran players. This minicamp, noted below, must occur during Phase 3 of the offseason program.
