The NFL voluntary offseason program kicks off Monday, and the Houston Texans do expect some participation despite a report that the players have decided to skip them.
According to NFL Operations, here is a breakdown of the nine-week offseason program, which is entirely voluntary except for one mandatory minicamp in June.
“There’s only so much that we control, so, we’ll take advantage of whatever opportunities that we have, whether that’s virtual meetings, and then if we do have the opportunity to work with them on the practice field at some point, then we’ll embrace that opportunity when it presents itself,” general manager Nick Caserio told Houston reporters on a Zoom call April 16. “So we can only control what we can control.”
Here is a breakdown of each phase of the offseason program.