NFL training – After mandatory minicamps end, NFL teams enter a brief quiet stretch before training camps and joint practices ramp up. The schedule lists every franchise’s rookies and veterans report dates, plus joint-practice matchups from August through late August.
For the NFL, summer break is arriving like a pause button—only it won’t stay pressed for long. June’s mandatory minicamps have wrapped, and with them the league’s official offseason program. Players, coaches, and staffers step away from collective work, even as the countdown starts toward training camps and the preseason.
By late July. franchises reconvene to practice again and then prepare for the biggest administrative deadline on the football calendar: setting their 53-man rosters. Along the way. teams are also lining up joint practices—extra sessions that can sharpen timing. reduce early preseason surprises. and turn offseason change into real on-field habits.
Joe Burrow, looking ahead to the AFC North and the division slate, explained how he’s preparing for upcoming changes as other teams have had so many offseason adjustments. The schedule that follows is the league’s reminder that even when games aren’t being played, preparation is always in motion.
Training camp report dates for all 32 teams
Rookies: July 22. Veterans: July 22.
Cincinnati Bengals
Rookies: July 25. Veterans: July 28.
Atlanta Falcons
Rookies: July 24. Veterans: July 28.
Dallas Cowboys
Rookies: July 21. Veterans: July 28.
Kansas City Chiefs
Rookies: July 25. Veterans: July 28.
Los Angeles Chargers
Rookies: July 23. Veterans: July 28.
Miami Dolphins
Rookies: July 21. Veterans: July 28.
New England Patriots
Rookies: July 21. Veterans: July 24.
New York Giants
Rookies: July 23. Veterans: July 28.
New York Jets
Rookies: July 25. Veterans: July 28.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rookies: July 28. Veterans: July 28.
San Francisco 49ers
Rookies: July 17. Veterans: July 25.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rookies: July 27. Veterans: July 28.
Washington Commanders
Rookies: July 24. Veterans: July 28.
NFL training camp report dates list includes the following entries for other franchises, with rookies and veterans reporting dates as scheduled:
Rookies: July 21. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 22. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 23. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 24. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 25. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 27. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 28. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 17. Veterans: July 24. Rookies: July 18. Veterans: July 25. Rookies: July 22. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 25. Veterans: July 25. Rookies: July 26. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 27. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 24. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 28. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 27. Veterans: July 28. Rookies: July 28. Veterans: July 28.
Joint practices scheduled across the league
The joint-practice window runs through late August, with matchups designed to mirror the rhythm of the regular season—right when teams are trying to lock in timing and personnel decisions.
Aug. 11: Cowboys at Rams
Aug. 11: Colts at Patriots
Aug. 11: Buccaneers at Jets
Aug. 11: Titans at 49ers
Aug. 12: Dolphins at Commanders
Aug. 13: Jaguars at Saints
Aug. 18: 49ers at Chargers
Aug. 18: Raiders at Texans
Aug. 18: Saints at Cowboys (Oxnard, Calif.)
Aug. 19: Falcons at Colts
Aug. 19: Ravens at Vikings
Aug. 19: Panthers at Jaguars
Aug. 19: Eagles at Patriots
Aug. 20: Bills at Browns
Aug. 20: Bears at Bengals
Aug. 20: Saints at Rams
Aug. 20: Giants at Dolphins
Aug. 21: Seahawks at Titans
Aug. 25: Buccaneers at Jaguars
Aug. 26: Cardinals at Packers
Aug. 26: Texans at Panthers
Aug. 26: Commanders at Ravens
Aug. 27: Bears at Titans.
The league’s rare quiet period isn’t really quiet for long. Once reporting dates begin in earnest in late July. practices and roster planning will move in lockstep. and the joint-practice slate gives teams a concrete benchmark for how quickly they can translate offseason work into something sharper—especially with division matchups like the AFC North still shifting underfoot.
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