Lions 2023 Offseason Workout Program Dates Revealed
The Detroit Lions will conduct rookie minicamp this week, beginning on May 12 and concluding on May 14.
According to the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, each team's voluntary offseason program is to take place over nine weeks and conducted in three phases.
Phase One
The first phase is for two weeks and includes team meetings, strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation only.
Phase Two
The next three weeks of the offseason program include on-field workouts (can include individual or group instruction and drills).
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 can be conducted, but no live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted.
Phase Three
Over the course of four weeks, a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity are permitted. No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are allowed.
According to Article 22 of the collective bargaining agreement, "Clubs may hold one mandatory minicamp for veteran players. This minicamp, noted below, must occur during either week three or week four of Phase Three of the offseason program. Each club may hold a rookie football development program for a period of seven consecutive weeks, which in 2023 may begin on May 15. During this period, no activities may be held on weekends, with the exception of one three-day post-Draft rookie minicamp, which may be conducted on either the first or second weekend following the draft."
Lions upcoming workout schedule
1.) Rookie minicamp
- May 12-14
2.) OTA offseason workouts
- May 23-25, May 31-June 2, June 12-15
3.) Mandatory minicamp
- June 6-8
