The Seattle Seahawks on field title defense will begin April 20th. While that date is a long way from the team’s home opener scheduled for Wednesday, September 26th, 5:30 p.m PT, it does mark the first step as the team readies for its title defense.
OTA Offseason Workouts: May 26, May 28-29, June 1, June 3-4
Mandatory Minicamp: June 9-11
Per Article 21 agreement between the NFL Owners and the NFPLA, voluntary offseason work programs are intended to provide teaching and physical conditioning for the players. Per the said agreement, each club is allowed to have nine weeks of a voluntary offseason program that is conducted in three phases
PHASE ONE
Phase One consists of the first two weeks of the program with activities limited to meetings, strength and conditioning, and physical rehabilitation only.
PHASE TWO
Phase Two consists of the next three weeks of the program. On-field workouts may include individual or group instruction and drills, as well as “perfect play drills,” and drills and plays with offensive players lining up across from offensive players and defensive players lining up across from defensive players, conducted at a walk-through pace. No live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted.
PHASE THREE
Phase Three consists of the next four weeks of the program. Teams may conduct a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity, or “OTAs”. No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted.
Article 22 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement stipulates that clubs may hold one mandatory minicamp for veteran players. This minicamp, noted below, must occur during Phase Three of the offseason program.
New head coaches are entitled to conduct an additional voluntary veteran minicamp. Any voluntary minicamp for veteran players must be conducted prior to the NFL Draft (April 23-25), but no earlier than week three of the club’s offseason workout program and after at least one week of the two weeks of Phase One activities that the clubs may hold pursuant to Article 21.
CLUBS WITH NEW HEAD COACHES CAN HAVE AN EARLY START
This year, 10 clubs will hold voluntary veteran minicamps, as noted below. Each club may hold a rookie football development program for a period of seven weeks, which in 2026 may begin on May 11. During this period, no activities may be held on weekends, with the exception of one post-Draft rookie minicamp, which may be conducted on either the first or second weekend following the draft. The dates of each club’s post-draft rookie minicamps will be circulated at a later date.
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