WFT 2020 Training Camp

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NFL training camp schedules 2020

With the exception of the Chiefs and Texans, all NFL teams will conduct 2020 training camps on the same schedule. While specifics like workout/practice times and other logistics will vary from team to team, the NFL and the NFLPA agreed to a specific timeline that includes acclimation and ramp-up periods before teams can begin practicing with pads.

Below is the training camp schedule all NFL teams will follow. (The Chiefs and Texans' training camp schedules play out days earlier than the dates below.)

Dates Period
July 28-31 COVID-19 testing and virtual meetings
Aug. 1-2 Physicals and equipment distribution
Aug. 3-11 Acclimation period
Aug. 12-16 Gradual ramp-up period
Aug. 17-Sept. 6 Contact integration period (practice)

The NFLPA pushed for so much time between training camp reporting dates and padded practices because the entire offseason program played out virtually in 2020. The players wanted to give themselves the best chance to get into football shape and avoid injuries.

Below is a more detailed breakdown of the five periods in the 2020 training camp schedule.

COVID-19 testing and virtual meetings (July 28-31)

July 28: COVID-19 testing and virtual meetings
July 29: COVID-19 testing and virtual meetings
July 30: Virtual meetings
July 31: COVID-19 testing and virtual meetings

Physicals and equipment (Aug. 1-2)

After everybody has gone through a round of initial COVID-19 testing and subsequent isolation, those who tested negative will proceed with the basics of training camp prep.

This is also the period where daily COVID-19 testing begins. The NFL will have players tested once a day for the first two weeks of camp, and after two weeks, if the rate of positive tests is below five percent, testing will move to every other day.

Acclimation period (Aug. 3-11)

One hour of weight room and one hour of on-field conditioning
Total strength and conditioning (small groups under 15) duration capped at two hours
No conditioning tests
Only strength and conditioning coaches for strength and conditioning drills
On-field strength and conditioning subject to Phase 1 rules (QBs, receivers, kickers, punters and long snappers permitted to use footballs)
In addition to strength and conditioning, walkthroughs permitted up to one hour on each of the first four days and up to 75 minutes on each of the final four days
Aug. 8 is an off day

Gradual ramp-up period (Aug 12-16)

Maximum of 3 1/2 hours of on-field time per day
First practice starts at 90 minutes with a max increase of 15 minutes per day up to a daily maximum of 120 minutes
Remainder of daily 3 1/2 hour on-field time limit applied to walkthrough
Aug. 12-13: Phase 2 activities; helmets and approved protective shirts permitted
Aug. 14-16: Non-padded practice days (no live contact, all customary practice activities); helmets, spiders, shells permitted
Aug. 15 is an off day

Contact integration period (Aug. 17 - Sept. 6)

Duration starts at 90 minutes with 15-minute daily increases
No increase or decrease in duration following an off day
Daily time limits dictated by CBA
Maximum of 14 padded practices

The first regular-season game of the season, Chiefs vs. Texans, is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10, with the rest of the Week 1 slate scheduled to play out the following Sunday and Monday.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/...f1vqf251zpeuc0

So im guessing the skins started COVID testing and virtual meetings yesterday.