Off-season schedule complete
By Greg A. Bedard of the Journal Sentinel
Apr. 9, 2009 3:38 p.m.
The Packers haven't formally announced this yet, but their dates for off-season practices (organized team activities) have been set, according to the NFL.
Each team can have up to 14 days of organized team activities in addition to the mandatory mini-camp and a rookie orientation. Just like last year, the Packers will have 13 OTA days.
The dates for the rookie orientation and mandatory mini-camp had been previously announced.
Here's the schedule the Packers submitted to the league:
May 1-3: Rookie orientation.
May 26-29: Organized team activities.
June 2-4: Organized team activities.
June 9-11: Organized team activities.
June 16-18: Organized team activities.
June 23-25: Mandatory mini-camp.
Last year, the Packers designated one practice in each of the OTA sessions to be open to the public and the media, provided the team practiced outside.
Ultimately, coach Mike McCarthy elected to practice indoors. Fans were still allowed inside the Don Hutson Center to view a portion of the designated practice.
During the mandatory mini-camp, at least one practice each day was open to the public. Like the OTAs, the Packers practiced inside and allowed fans to watch a portion of practice.