Rams ready to mix it up in spring workouts

L.A. officially announces 2025 Organized Team Activities

While the upcoming NFL Draft is taking center stage for the Los Angeles Rams, another important bit of news is landing as well. The Rams and the NFL have officially announced the dates for the 2025 offseason workout program, which includes Organized Team Activities (OTAs).

L.A. will be opening spring workouts in their new practice/training facility in Woodland Hills, Ca. Along with new practice fields, meeting rooms, and team offices, the team also recently announced the plans for ‘Rams Village at Warner Center’, a live/work/play urban development centered around the Rams.

Scheduled dates for L.A. spring workouts:

Opening Day – April 21

Phase 1 of workouts are the first two weeks of the program, limited to introductory meetings, strength/conditioning, and physical rehabilitation.

Phase 2 are held over the next three weeks, they include individual and/or group instruction and drill work. Also allowed are “perfect play drills”, where offensive and defensive players can line up across from each other, within their own groups, and run plays/drills at a walk-through pace. No live contact or offense vs. defense work is allowed.

OTA Workouts – May 27-28, May 30, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-10, June 12

Phase 3 plays out over the next four weeks. The Rams may conduct a maximum of 10 days of organized team practice activities, OTAs. Although no live contact is allowed and fully padded practices are prohibited (helmets only), 7 on 7, 9 on 7, and 11 on 11 drills are allowed.

Mandatory Mini-camp – June 16-18

As part of Phase 3, teams are allowed one mandatory minicamp for veterans and these workouts must be held within the four-week OTA period.

Note: Since it is not officially paid work, as a written and rule, OTAs are voluntary for established NFL veterans, excepting the two-day mandatory mini-camp. Generally, for the Rams, full attendance (or near) is normal amongst all players and some players sign contracts that have a “workout bonus” attached to them.

Rookie Development Program

The Rams may also hold a seven-week rookie development program and while no official dates have been released, they are approved to start on May 12. It is a weekday program except for one post-draft weekend minicamp, usually very soon after the draft.

What do the Rams get done in OTAs?

One of the most important tasks is to get new Rams up to speed on how Sean McVay does things. With how much actual time on the field being limited/monitored by the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Rams are cognizant of running a tight ship when it comes to how much time coaches can interact on the field.

Along with getting newcomers into an individualized strength/conditioning program and checking up on veterans, team trainers can monitor and set up therapeutic needs. Coaches can work on simple scheme installs and basic positional plans, while drills can enforce both.

Away from workouts, there are also player personal enrichment and financial concepts classes provided by the NFL and Rams as well.

Since it is a voluntary program, the schedule is fluid and McVay has the discretion on how things are run. Back in 2022, he cut off OTAs early. For McVay, it’s all about setting foundations and building good habits.