Eagles among 20 NFL teams to start virtual offseason workout programs

The NFL Draft is a wrap and the league offseason will proceed as the Philadelphia Eagles and about 31 other teams would be engulfed in the start of offseason workouts and OTAs. That won’t be the case this year, as the coronavirus pandemic has pushed back the start of teams’ offseason programs.

With the COVID-19 crisis shutting down operations on the field, the NFL has allowed teams to start their offseason workout programs online and the Eagles were one of 20 teams set to begin.

The #Eagles will begin virtual offseason workouts on April 27. (Original date was April 20, and they could have started virtually today, per new regulations). Workouts will run consecutively for nine weeks after the start date. On-field return in spring remains unlikely.

— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) April 20, 2020

The Eagles would be in phase-1 of the program, with weight training and physical rehabilitation being the staple for the first few weeks. The Eagles won’t be able to get any onfield work done due to the pandemic, but the team can do virtual classwork and that should allow Carson Wentz some opportunity to begin forming a bond with his young receivers.

Guys like Jalen Mills, Andre Dillard, and the Eagles free-agent signees will suffer the most from the loss of time at the NovaCare Complex.