Phase Three: Activities during this 4-week period include 10 days of organized team practice activity (OTAs) and a mandatory veteran mini-camp. No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted. Teams may also hold one mandatory mini-camp.
NFL rules stipulate that teams can hold OTAs for a total of 10 days.
This 10-day period must be broken up for the time of the year, too...
With three of the days being held during the first two weeks of what the NFL calls "Phase Three" of its offseason program.
Four of the days at most can be held during either the third or fourth week of Phase Three, and the other three days of OTAs can be held during what is termed as the "Mandatory Veteran Minicamp."
Besides laying out the schedule, the agreement between the NFL and NFL Players Association stipulates what can actually happen at the practices, too.
This is to keep the playing field fair for every team and player in the league, and also helps lessen the strain on the players' bodies during the offseason.
Coaches:
All coaches of the team are now allowed to be present on the field during OTAs.
At one point in time, there was a limit on how many coaches could be on the field during these team activities, but that has since changed.
Contact:
There can't be any "live contact" during drills at the OTAs.
Teams can't hold drills that would pit one offensive player versus one defensive player. For example, a wide receiver can't run a drill 1-on-1 against a cornerback.
Same thing goes for offensive linemen versus defensive linemen.
Instead, OTAs must focus on offensive and defensive team drills, as well as special teams drills without live contact.
Equipment
During these OTAs, teams may require players to wear helmets.
These, however, are the only allowable form of pads players may wear.
Voluntary
Perhaps the most important aspect of the OTAs in the NFL is that they are only voluntary -- except for the three-day mandatory minicamp.
Teams cannot require players to be at the OTAs, nor can they pressure them into showing up.
Teams can only suggest a time block of two hours for players to be at the team facility.
Every player can only spend four hours for each day of the OTAs at the team facility, and they can choose when to show up and leave.
Great way to start a new season.
Not sure if Jalin Hyatt will attend tomorrow-as he is attending the NFL's Rookie Premier this weekend.
Unless he signs the tag or inks a new deal, I don't think he's allowed to be there.
Those players should need more time to fully recover.
NFL rules stipulate that teams can hold OTAs for a total of 10 days.
This 10-day period must be broken up for the time of the year, too...
With three of the days being held during the first two weeks of what the NFL calls "Phase Three" of its offseason program.
Four of the days at most can be held during either the third or fourth week of Phase Three, and the other three days of OTAs can be held during what is termed as the "Mandatory Veteran Minicamp."
Besides laying out the schedule, the agreement between the NFL and NFL Players Association stipulates what can actually happen at the practices, too.
This is to keep the playing field fair for every team and player in the league, and also helps lessen the strain on the players' bodies during the offseason.
Coaches:
All coaches of the team are now allowed to be present on the field during OTAs.
At one point in time, there was a limit on how many coaches could be on the field during these team activities, but that has since changed.
Contact:
There can't be any "live contact" during drills at the OTAs.
Teams can't hold drills that would pit one offensive player versus one defensive player. For example, a wide receiver can't run a drill 1-on-1 against a cornerback.
Same thing goes for offensive linemen versus defensive linemen.
Instead, OTAs must focus on offensive and defensive team drills, as well as special teams drills without live contact.
Equipment
During these OTAs, teams may require players to wear helmets.
These, however, are the only allowable form of pads players may wear.
Voluntary
Perhaps the most important aspect of the OTAs in the NFL is that they are only voluntary -- except for the three-day mandatory minicamp.
Teams cannot require players to be at the OTAs, nor can they pressure them into showing up.
Teams can only suggest a time block of two hours for players to be at the team facility.
Every player can only spend four hours for each day of the OTAs at the team facility, and they can choose when to show up and leave.
Great way to start a new season.
Not sure if Jalin Hyatt will attend tomorrow-as he is attending the NFL's Rookie Premier this weekend.