The slowest part of the NFL offseason is here.
As of Thursday, all 32 teams’ spring workouts – consisting of OTAs and mandatory minicamps – have concluded, and there is still about a month before the start of preseason training camp.
When does NFL training camp start?
The answer is different for each of the 32 teams, though the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers – the two teams playing in the preseason Hall of Fame game at the end of July – have the earliest report dates for all players. All Chargers players are required to report to the team’s practice facility in El Segundo, California by July 16, and all Lions players need to be in Allen Park, Michigan by July 19.
The remainder of teams all start their training camp over the following week, representing the first time players can participate in full-contact practices. Unlike in OTAs and minicamps, teams are no longer limited to non-contact drills like 7-on-7s, 9-on-7s and 11-on-11s.
The Hall of Fame game, taking place July 31, will be the first preseason contest between two teams. The remainder of preseason games will take place over the following three weeks before the regular season begins on Sept. 4.
Here’s what to know about the training camp schedule:
When does NFL training camp start?
The earliest day of any team’s training camp is July 12. That’s when the Chargers are having their rookies report to preseason camp.
The latest start day is July 23, when the Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers require all of their players to report for the first day of their respective camps.
Most camps begin in earnest on July 22, the date a vast majority of teams have chosen as the day to have their veterans report.
NFL training camp dates
Every team has the option to have rookies report to training camp before veterans, though not every team opts to do so.
Here are the dates for all 32 teams, including separate rookie report dates when applicable:
- Arizona Cardinals: July 22
- Atlanta Falcons: July 23
- Baltimore Ravens: July 22 (Rookies: July 15)
- Buffalo Bills: July 22 (Rookies: July 15)
- Carolina Panthers: July 22 (Rookies: July 21)
- Chicago Bears: July 22 (Rookies: July 19)
- Cincinnati Bengals: July 22 (Rookies: July 19)
- Cleveland Browns: July 22 (Rookies: July 18)
- Dallas Cowboys: July 21
- Denver Broncos: July 22 (Rookies: July 16)
- Detroit Lions: July 19 (Rookies: July 16)
- Green Bay Packers: July 22 (Rookies: July 18)
- Houston Texans: July 22
- Indianapolis Colts: July 22 (Rookies July 21)
- Jacksonville Jaguars: July 22 (Rookies: July 19)
- Kansas City Chiefs: July 21
- Las Vegas Raiders: July 22 (Rookies: July 17)
- Los Angeles Chargers: July 16 (Rookies: July 12)
- Los Angeles Rams: July 22
- Miami Dolphins: July 22 (Rookies: July 15)
- Minnesota Vikings: July 22 (Rookies: July 20)
- New England Patriots: July 22 (Rookies: July 19)
- New Orleans Saints: July 22
- New York Giants: July 22 (Rookies: July 15)
- New York Jets: July 22 (Rookies: July 19)
- Philadelphia Eagles: July 22
- Pittsburgh Steelers: July 23
- San Francisco 49ers: July 22 (Rookies: July 15)
- Seattle Seahawks: July 22 (Rookies: July 15)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: July 22 (Rookies: July 21)
- Tennessee Titans: July 22
- Washington Commanders: July 22 (Rookies: July 18)
