CBA Provides The Pause That Refreshes NFL
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NFL Players take a much needed break before the rigors of two-a-day
training camps begin
Now that NFL clubs have concluded their off-season workout programs, the CBA
mandates vacation time for veteran players. During the ten (10) consecutive days
immediately prior to the mandatory veteran reporting date for each club’s pre-season
training camp, no veteran players, except those players discussed below, may participate
in any club organized workouts or other organized football activity of any kind.
Veteran players not subject to the 10-day rule are: (1) Quarterbacks; (2) Players on the
Injured Reserve, Physically Unable to Perform, or Non-Football Injury list at the end of
the previous season; (3) Players who failed a club physical after the last game of the
previous season; (4) Players who sustained an injury in the off-season; and, (5) Players
who had off-season surgery. These players may be asked to participate in club activity
during this ten (10) day period.
The CBA schedule also provides that NFL clubs can not require veteran players (other
than quarterbacks and injured players) to report to the club’s official pre-season training
camp earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to its first scheduled pre-season game. Since the
first weekend of pre-season games for most clubs takes place from August 7th to the 9th
this year, most clubs will have their veterans report for training camp between July 23rd
and the 25th. Therefore, veteran players will have at least ten days off starting July 13th to
the 15th.
The chart below indicates the individual clubs training camp reporting dates.
First Preseason 15 Days Opening of Rookie - Vet - Vets Reporting
Club Game Prior training camp Report Report Early
ARIZONA 7-Aug 23-Jul 23-Jul 23-Jul 23-Jul NONE
ATLANTA 9-Aug 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul NONE
BALTIMORE 7-Aug 23-Jul 23-Jul 21-Jul 23-Jul NONE
BUFFALO 9-Aug 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul NONE
CAROLINA 9-Aug 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul NONE
CHICAGO 7-Aug 23-Jul 23-Jul 23-Jul 23-Jul NONE
CINCINNATI 11-Aug 27-Jul 27-Jul 27-Jul 27-Jul NONE
CLEVELAND 7-Aug 23-Jul 23-Jul 23-Jul 23-Jul NONE
DALLAS 9-Aug 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul NONE
DENVER 9-Aug 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul NONE
DETROIT 7-Aug 23-Jul 23-Jul 23-Jul 23-Jul NONE
GREEN BAY 11-Aug 27-Jul 27-Jul 27-Jul 27-Jul NONE
HOUSTON 9-Aug 25-Jul 25-Jul 20-Jul 24-Jul NONE
INDIANAPOLIS 3-Aug 19-Jul 24-Jul 24-Jul 24-Jul NONE
JACKSONVILLE 9-Aug 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul NONE
KANSAS CITY 7-Aug 23-Jul 24-Jul 24-Jul 24-Jul NONE
MIAMI 9-Aug 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul NONE
MINNESOTA 8-Aug 24-Jul 24-Jul 23-Jul 23-Jul NONE
NEW ENGLAND 7-Aug 23-Jul 23-Jul 21-Jul 23-Jul 21-Jul
NEW ORLEANS 7-Aug 23-Jul 23-Jul 23-Jul 23-Jul
NEW YORK
GIANTS 7-Aug 23-Jul 24-Jul 24-Jul 24-Jul NONE
NEW YORK JETS 7-Aug 23-Jul 23-Jul 16-Jul 23-Jul
OAKLAND 8-Aug 24-Jul 24-Jul 24-Jul 24-Jul NONE
PHILADELPHIA 8-Aug 24-Jul 24-Jul 21-Jul 24-Jul
PITTSBURGH 8-Aug 24-Jul 27-Jul 27-Jul 27-Jul NONE
SAN DIEGO 9-Aug 25-Jul 25-Jul 20-Jul 25-Jul 20-Jul
SAN FRANCISCO 8-Aug 24-Jul 24-Jul 24-Jul 24-Jul NONE
SEATTLE 8-Aug 24-Jul
ST. LOUIS 9-Aug 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul NONE
TAMPA BAY 9-Aug 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul 25-Jul NONE
TENNESSEE 9-Aug 25-Jul
WASHINGTON 3-Aug 19-Jul 19-Jul 19-Jul 19-Jul NONE
Italics = Voluntary
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