Offseason Rules

Full Offseason Workout Rules

Quick Shareable Offseason Rules Summary

• Workouts cannot begin prior to the first Monday in April for clubs with a new head coach or the third Monday in April for all other clubs
• Workouts are strictly voluntary; Club officials cannot indicate workouts are anything other than voluntary
• Maximum 4 w/o per week (no weekends), with one week being the mandatory minicamp (not permitted on weekends)
• Contact work is prohibited in all workouts (e.g. "live" blocking, tackling, pass rushing, bump-and-run, etc.)
• Intensity and tempo of drills should be at a level conducive to learning, with player safty as the highest priority.

• Two weeks | Limited to strength and conditioning activities ("dead ball"); only strength and conditioning coaches allowed on field*
• 90 minute max on the field
• Clubs can only specify 2 hours for players to be at the facility
• Players choose the other 2 hours for weights, etc.

* Dead Ball Explanation:
-QBs can throw to receivers with no coverage
-Kickers and Punters can kick, but players cannot field the ball and no snappers or holders can be involved
-Long Snappers can snap into a net
-Defensive players may not catch balls at all regardless of who is throwing them.

• Three weeks | same rules as phase one apply except:
  • All coaches allowed on the field
  • Individual and “perfect play” drills allowed
  • No offense vs. defense, no one - on - one, no helmets

• 4 weeks total
• 3 weeks for 10 total OTA’s
• A maximum of 3 OTA’s each week for the first 2 weeks
• During Weeks 1 & 2 a 4th non OTA workout is allowed but phase two rules apply
• A maximum of 4 OTA’s for the 3rd or 4th week
• One week for mini camp
• No pads except protective knee and elbow pads, helmets are permitted
• No live contact
• 7 on 7, 9 on 7 and 11 on 11 drills will be permitted provided no live contact takes place

• Physicals on Monday but no practice
• Practices Tuesday-Thursday, with a day off on friday
• Allowed two practices totaling 3 ½ Hours on the field per day
• Second practice limited to walk through activities only