Kansas City Chiefs Set to Begin 2023 Mandatory Minicamp

The Kansas City Chiefs' offseason continues to roll along, and the team is back in Kansas City for another section of its offseason program as Phase Three wraps up this week.

Beginning on Tuesday and lasting until Thursday, the Chiefs are set to kick off their 2023 mandatory veteran minicamp. As such, all players on the team are required to attend all three days of the camp and fines are in place for those who miss. The maximum total fine for someone who misses all three days is $98,753, with those respective fines being $16,459 for day one, $32,920 for day two and $49,374 for day three.

Kansas City recently conducted 10 days of organized team activities (OTAs) spread throughout the past few weeks, and no live contact was allowed during those practices. With that said, that timeframe still presented clubs with opportunities to get players more involved in their scheme-specific planning and also get back in the swing of things. Here is a brief summary of each phase of the NFL offseason program, per the NFL:

As per Article 21 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, each club’s official, voluntary nine-week offseason program is conducted in three phases:

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 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 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.

Of course, the major storyline to watch for the Chiefs this week is whether star defensive tackle Chris Jones will report to mandatory minicamp. The 28-year-old is coming off arguably the best season of his career and is under contract for the 2023-24 season, although negotiations between his camp and the team have yet to lead to a long-term agreement on an extension being reached. Jones didn't show up to OTAs, which were voluntary, and he's been through a process similar to this before. Regardless of whether he shows up or misses and accepts the fine(s), it doesn't necessarily indicate a ton regarding his contract situation.

Elsewhere, the thing to keep an eye on during mandatory minicamp is which players manage to stand out. This is the team's last real and true look at how players fit before training camp arrives next month, and a handful of players already got their names uttered by head coach Andy Reid at the conclusion of OTAs. Those who show up, work hard and turn some heads during minicamp will only help their cases for roster positioning later this offseason.

Select Chiefs players will be available to speak with the media at the conclusion of minicamp practice on each day of this week. On Thursday, per the team, Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes are slated to speak.

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