Seahawks important dates through mandatory minicamp

The Seahawks have an idea now of when the three Phases of offseason workouts can happen. The NFL announced earlier this week when Seattle can do what. And here are those days.

The Seahawks may not be making the same offseason waves as the Los Angeles Rams, maybe. But they still play football in the Pacific Northwest. And 12s still love their team. So in the months when football news tends to lag, here are some dates worth looking forward to.

For one, we know the NFL regulates the three Phases of offseason workouts. Like a lot. There are certain dates each team can do what they have to do.

Phase One, for instance, “consists of the first two weeks of the program with activities limited to strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation only.” This according the NFL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement and NFL.com.

Phase Two “consists of the next three weeks of the program. On-field workouts may include individual player instruction and drills as well as team practice conducted on a “separates” basis. No live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted.”

And Phase Three “consists of the next four weeks of the program. 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.”

The Seahawks dates are as follows (dates that could change):

First Day: April 16th

Organized Team Activities (OTAs): May 21-22, May 24, May 29-30, June 1 and June 4-7

Mandatory Minicamp: June 12-14th

The NFL Draft, where Pete Carroll and John Schneider have to find Russell Wilson some help, is also happening from April 26th through the 28th.

Then the fun really begins in late July with training camp. We won’t learn really anything until Week One, but it is always fun to speculate.

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