The Kansas City Chiefs are already back in action with the first phase of the offseason program, but they’ll kick things into gear sooner than you’d expect as voluntary offseason workouts begin this month.
Whether Chiefs players attend voluntary workouts remains to be seen as the NFLPA has encouraged players to boycott them. According to Chiefs GM Brett Veach, the team and players have been in communication in regards to OTAs.
“Yeah, so as far as the conversation with the leaderships and OTA’s, Coach (Andy) Reid is handling that with Pat (Patrick Mahomes) and Tyrann (Mathieu) and those guys,” Veach told reporters on May 3.
With voluntary workouts around the corner, the NFL officially announced full workout schedules for each team. Here’s a reminder of the NFL’s three phases for offseason workouts from the NFL’s press release:
Phase One (April 19-May 14) has been extended from its customary two-week period to four weeks, with activities limited to strength and conditioning, virtual meetings, and physical rehabilitation only.
Phase Two (May 17-21) has been shortened from three weeks to one week. On-field workouts may include individual player instruction and drills, “perfect play” drills, drills and plays conducted with offensive players lining up across from offensive players and defensive players lining up across from defensive players, with each group permitted to align eleven or fewer players across from eleven or fewer players. Players on one side of the ball may execute a play, but players on the opposite side of the ball may not initiate contact with, or attempt to impede the progress of, players who are running the play. All such drills must be conducted at an acceptable walkthrough pace (i.e. Pro Bowl practice).
Phase Three (May 24-June 18) remains its customary four weeks in length. Beginning in Phase Three, clubs may conduct in-person meetings and classroom instruction subject to COVID-19 testing cadence, tracking, facility access and other protocols. During Phase Three, 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.
Check out the schedule for the Chiefs down below. These dates are subject to change at the discretion of the team: