The Kansas City Chiefs are back in action quite a bit sooner than you’d expect after their Super Bowl LVII win
The NFL announced start dates for the offseason workout programs and voluntary workouts begin next month. Teams with new head coaches are able to begin their offseason program a bit earlier than other teams. The Chiefs (and all other teams with veteran coaches) can officially begin the first day of their offseason program on April 17.
The NFL announced full workout schedules for each team (find all teams here) from Day 1 through mandatory minicamp. Check out the schedule for K.C. down below:
- First Day: April 17.
- Organized Team Activities Group 1: May 22-24.
- Organized Team Activities Group 2: May 30-June 1.
- Organized Team Activities Group 3: June 6-9.
- Mandatory Minicamp: June 13-15.
The Chiefs will hold their rookie minicamp either on the weekend of May 6-8 or May 15-17. Those dates won’t be confirmed by the team or made official until sometime after the 2023 NFL draft.
There are three phases of the voluntary workout program. Here are the descriptions of each phase per the NFL’s press release:
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.
There are no specific start dates attached to the first two phases, though the first phase can begin as early as the Chiefs’ first day on April 17th. Last season, the Chiefs conducted phase one remotely with offensive players joining Patrick Mahomes in Texas for conditioning and throwing.
