GREEN BAY

First Day: April 8

Voluntary Minicamp: April 23-25

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31, June 3-6

Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13

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And thus it begins.

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No reason for the draft to be so late.

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After the NCAA basketball tournament. It used to be a staffing exercise, now it is a media event. They want to couple weeks of build up and make it a big show.

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You would think they would have mini camp AFTER the draft, not before.
The way the NFL is going, soon they will have the draft one day before the first preseason game.

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First, thanks Zero for posting the Off Season Schedule.

Second, there was a time when players simply reported to Training Camp. Some worked hard during the off season, but a lot of players did not. As a result the rate of pulled muscles, sprains, cramps, and injuries was hurting teams before they could start the reg. season. Off season training programs help to reduce team injuries and has produced a better quality of athlete.

Finally, the NFL realized that they needed to keep their product in the public eye just as MLB was doing in their off season. The result was/is higher ticket sales, higher product sales (ie: Team Jerseys). and higher television ratings. Never forget that the NFL is first and foremost a Business.

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