The start of the 2024 NFL season started with NFL free agency but on the field starts with summer activities (OTAs). Strictly voluntary, no matter how much some fans and media expect mandatory involvement, each team has a nine-week offseason program broken up into three phases:
Meetings, rehab and strength and fitness
On-field workouts with individual and group drills at a walkthrough pace with no live contact or offensive vs defense drills
10 days of organized practices (officially OTAs) with no contact but offense versus defense drills are allowed
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For the Cleveland Browns, in their first possible chance to see WR Jerry Jeudy, QB Jameis Winston, LB Jordan Hicks and other newbies, offseason activities (phase 1) starts on April 15th.
Cleveland’s OTA’s will be split up into three parts of three days each: May 21-23, May 28-30 and June 3-6.
The Browns then have their first required practices June 11-13.
Training camp dates, which will start at The Greenbrier once again this season, will be announced later in the offseason. We are also expecting an answer on whether or not Cleveland will play the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil to start the season.