It’s hard to believe, but offseason programs across the NFL are right around the corner. The dates are set for the Jets for their offseason program.
The Jets will return to action on April 17 for the first portion of the offseason program, which is limited to meetings, strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation only. This phase will last for two weeks.
Phase Two follows and that will last for three weeks. Teams can begin on-field workouts but only individual and group work. There is no live contact and no team offense vs. team defense allowed during this phase.
Phase Three is the organized team practice activity (OTAs) and mini-camp. There is still no live contact but now teams can begin 7-on-7, 9-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills.
For the Jets, those dates will be May 22-23, May 25, May 30-31. June 2, June 5-6 and June 8-9 The Jets will hold their mandatory minicamp from June 13-15.
After that, the Jets will have about six weeks off before kicking off training camp in late July. They’ll be able to start camp earlier this year because they will play in the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on August 3 in Canton, Ohio against the Cleveland Browns.
For reference, the Jaguars and Raiders opened training camp on July 20 last season, so the Jets could open camp somewhere around July 19 this season.