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5 things to watch as Chiefs begin OTAs

Organized Team Activities for the Kansas City Chiefs begin today.

The Kansas City Chiefs begin Organized Team Activities (OTAs) on Tuesday. This will be the first of three groups of OTAs, totaling in 10 practices during the course of Phase 3 of the offseason program.

While the players won’t be putting on pads quite yet, they’ll be getting back to team drills, which is a big step forward in offseason workouts. Here are five things to keep an eye on with OTAs about to begin for the Chiefs:

Bill O’Brien expects the Texans’ offseason workout program to be canceled

Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien expects the club’s offseason workout program, scheduled for April 20, to be canceled.

April 6 was supposed to be the first day that teams with first-year coaches could begin their offseason workout program.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those plans have been canceled, and coach Bill O’Brien similarly expects the Houston Texans’ offseason workout program, which is scheduled for April 20, to be canceled.

“We’re going to miss that offseason program,” O’Brien told season ticket holders on a conference call on April 3. “It hasn’t been officially canceled yet, but I think it will be. We’re going to miss that.”

However, even though the program will be canceled, and Centers for Disease Control guidelines highly discouraging large gatherings, O’Brien is confident in the Texans’ players to keep themselves in shape while adhering to social distancing practices.

“We have a bunch of guys that are go-getters, that are able to work out on their own and get things done,” said O’Brien.

Nonetheless, at some point, if the offseason program is allowed to commence, the Texans will have to get up to speed working together as a cohesive unit.

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NFL delays offseason activities indefinitely due to coronavirus threat

The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to indefinitely delay a number of 2020 offseason activities in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

While the National Football League has elected to go forward with free agency and the start of the new league year, the NFL and NFLPA have agreed to suspend a number of activities in wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Below is the opening of the official press release, announcing offseason activities will be delayed indefinitely and access to club facilities will be restricted for the near future to ensure player and staff safety.

“The NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today announced that, following discussions with NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith and consultations between the medical teams for the NFL and NFLPA, and based on coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance from public health officials, NFL clubs will delay indefinitely the start of their off-season programs.  In addition, special procedures will be in place for the start of the new League Year until further notice.”

The first phase of organized team activities (OTAs) was set to kick off on April 6 for teams with new head coaches and April 20 for all other clubs.

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