With a new collective bargaining agreement and an ongoing pandemic putting things on hold this offseason, there’s a lot of confusion as to when the Bills will actually hit the field for training camp.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, we might have that day and it’s based off a new curveball in the CBA. Reportedly teams will report to training camp 47 or 48 before their regular season opener.
Previously teams would head to training camp based on their preseason schedule, about 15 days prior to that exhibition opener. The goal with the change was to make reporting dates closer for each team across the board in the league.
The Bills will tentatively report to training camp on July 28, along with 28 other teams. The other four teams all report a few days earlier than that because those teams open the season on Thursday Night Football (Chiefs vs. Texans) or play in the first preseason game, otherwise known as the Hall of Fame preseason game (Cowboys vs. Steelers) which is earlier than the rest of the NFL’s preseason.
Previously the NFL already announced that training camps have to be held at team facilities this year, so the Bills will hold their camp in Orchard Park, not at St. John Fisher College. In addition, the NFL is reportedly considering shortening the preseason as well. Both are safety measures in relation to the ongoing coronavirus issue in the country.
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