The 2024 NFL season is right around the corner, which means training camps are about to begin. Training camp often sets the tone for the upcoming campaign. Once the pads come on, players and coaches can really get to work.
Let’s examine what each team has planned for training camp entering the 2024 season.
When and Where Are the 2024 NFL Training Camps?
The NFL recently announced the report date and location for all 32 training camps. Most teams have their rookies report first, followed by their veterans several days later.
The NFL’s annual “Back Together Weekend” will be held on July 27-28. This is a league-wide camp kickoff event where fans are encouraged to attend their favorite team’s practice.
Here’s what we know about each franchise’s 2024 training camp:
Arizona Cardinals
Location: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 25
Atlanta Falcons
Location: Seckinger High School, Buford, Ga.
Report Date: July 24
First Practice: July 27
Baltimore Ravens
Location: Under Armour Performance Center, Owings Mills, Md.
Rookie Report Date: July 13
Veteran Report Date: July 20
Practice Dates: July 21 to Aug. 15
Buffalo Bills
Location: St. John Fisher University, Rochester, N.Y.
Rookie Report Date: July 16
Veteran Report Date: July 23
Practice Dates: July 24 to Aug. 8
Carolina Panthers
Location: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
Rookie Report Date: July 19
Veteran Report Date: July 23
Practice Dates: July 25 to Aug. 14
Back Together Weekend: July 27
Chicago Bears
Location: Halas Hall, Lake Forest, Ill.
Rookie Report Date: July 16
Veteran Report Date: July 19
Practice Dates: July 27 to Aug. 15
Cincinnati Bengals
Location: Kettering Health Practice Fields, Cincinnati, Ohio
Rookie Report Date: July 20
Veteran Report Date: July 23
Practice Dates: July 24 to Aug. 20
Back Together Weekend: July 28
Cleveland Browns
Location: Greenbrier Resort, White Sulphur Springs, W.V.
Rookie Report Date: July 22
Veteran Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 25
Dallas Cowboys
Location: River Ridge Playing Fields, Oxnard, Calif.
Report Date: July 24
Practice Dates: July 25 to Aug. 22
Denver Broncos
Location: Centura Health Training Center, Englewood, Colo.
Rookie Report Date: July 17
Veteran Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 26
Detroit Lions
Location: Lions Headquarters and Training Facility, Allen Park, Mich.
Rookie Report Date: July 20
Veteran Report Date: July 23
Practice Dates: July 27 to Aug. 14
Back Together Weekend: July 27
Green Bay Packers
Location: Ray Nitschke Field, Green Bay, Wis.
Rookie Report Date: July 17
Veteran Report Date: July 21
Practice Dates: July 22 to Aug. 22
Houston Texans
Location: Houston Methodist Training Center, Houston, Texas
Report Date: July 17
Practice Dates: July 23 to Aug. 22
Indianapolis Colts
Location: Grand Park Sports Complex, Westfield, Ind.
Report Date: July 24
Practice Dates: July 25 – Aug. 15
Jacksonville Jaguars
Location: Miller Electric Center, Jacksonville, Fla.
Rookie Report Date: July 19
Veteran Report Date: July 23
Practice Dates: July 24 – Aug. 15
Kansas City Chiefs
Location: Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Mo.
Rookie Report Date: July 16
Veteran Report Date: July 20
Practice Dates: July 21 to Aug. 15
Las Vegas Raiders
Location: Jack Hammett Sports Complex, Costa Mesa, Calif.
Rookie Report Date: July 21
Veteran Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 24
Los Angeles Chargers
Location: Chargers Training Facility, El Segundo, Calif.
Rookie Report Date: July 16
Veteran Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 24
Los Angeles Rams
Location: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, Calif.
Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 25
Practice Dates: July 25 – August 3
Miami Dolphins
Location: Baptist Health Training Complex, Miami Gardens, Fla.
Rookie Report Date: July 16
Veteran Report Date: July 23
Practice Dates: July 28 to Aug. 15
Minnesota Vikings
Location: Twin Cities Orthopedic Center, Eagan, Minn.
Rookie Report Date: July 21
Veteran Report Date: July 23
Practice Dates: July 27 to Aug. 8
New England Patriots
Location: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.
Rookie Report Date: July 19
Veteran Report Date: July 23
Practice Dates: July 24 to Aug. 13
New Orleans Saints
Location: Crawford Field of UC Irvine, Irvine, Calif.
Rookie Report Date: July 16
Veteran Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 24
New York Giants
Location: Quest Diagnostics Center, East Rutherford, N.J.
Rookie Report Date: July 16
Veteran Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 24
New York Jets
Location: Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, Florham Park, N.J.
Rookie Report Date: July 18
Veteran Report Date: July 23
Practice Dates: July 27 to Aug. 22
Philadelphia Eagles
Location: NovaCare Complex, Philadelphia, Pa.
Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 24
Pittsburgh Steelers
Location: Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, Pa.
Report Date: July 24
Practice Dates: July 25 to Aug. 14
San Francisco 49ers
Location: SAP Performance Facility, Santa Clara, Calif.
Rookie Report Date: July 16
Veteran Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 25
Seattle Seahawks
Location: Virginia Mason Athletic Center, Renton, Wash.
Rookie Report Date: July 17
Veteran Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Location: AdventHealth Training Center, Tampa, Fla.
Rookie Report Date: July 22
Veteran Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 24
Tennessee Titans
Location: Ascension Sports Park, Nashville, Tenn.
Report Date: July 23
First Practice: July 23
Washington Commanders
Location: OrthoVirginia Training Center, Ashburn, Va.
Rookie Report Date: July 18
Veteran Report Date: July 23
Practice Dates: July 24 to Aug. 23
Back Together Weekend: July 28
Who Will Be Attending NFL Training Camp?
Every member of the team’s roster is required to attend training camp, including rookies and players rehabbing from injuries.
Rookies typically report a day or two before veteran players in order to get acclimated to their new surroundings and get in some extra work.
While training camp is mandatory, there are always a number of players around the league who refuse to show up for camp due to a contract dispute. Those players can accrue fines from their team for being a no-show.
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With that said, if a player isn’t technically under contract but was franchised tagged, he cannot face a fine and isn’t required to attend (like Saquon Barkley during the New York Giants’ 2023 camp, for example).
If a player is injured and hasn’t been cleared to practice, they’re still required to report so they can follow a team-approved treatment plan that will get them one step closer to returning to action.
What Should We Expect From NFL Training Camp?
Training camp typically begins with a five-day acclimatization period, which includes physicals, meetings, and classroom instruction involving the installation of offensive and defensive schemes.
During this time, players only participate in conditioning drills to get warmed up and ensure they’re in shape. Then, once Day 2 and Day 3 arrive, the helmets come on.
By the fourth and fifth days, the pads come on and players are going full-speed during drills. From there, position battles start to intensify, eventually leading to roster changes.
How Many Players Are Cut From NFL Training Camp?
At the start of camp, each team has 90 players to evaluate. This includes their draft class and any undrafted rookies who were signed following the draft.
But 90-man rosters are eventually trimmed. The cut process usually begins after preseason action gets underway so that coaches and executives have ample time to evaluate their roster. Each team must trim its active roster down to 53 players by the NFL’s roster cutdown deadline, which is Aug. 27 at 4 p.m. ET.
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In total, each franchise must release 37 players to get under the roster limit. Up to 1,184 different players will get cut before the regular season begins.
If a player is released, they can still rejoin the team by signing to the 16-man practice squad for the regular season.
NFL Training Camp Storylines To Watch For
Fans love training camp because it means football is back, and there are a ton of interesting storylines to get you excited for the 2024 campaign.
Here are some of the more entertaining ones to monitor as camps get underway.
Rookie QB Watch
The 2024 NFL Draft featured one of the more star-studded and scrutinized quarterback classes in recent memory. The first two picks were the last two Heisman Trophy winners of college football — Caleb Williams (Chicago Bears) and Jayden Daniels (Washington Commanders). All eyes will be on Williams and Daniels as they get their first taste of NFL training camp.
First-round picks Drake Maye (New England Patriots), J.J. McCarthy (Minnesota Vikings), and Bo Nix (Denver Broncos) will also be worth watching as they fight for starting jobs against veteran quarterbacks (Jacoby Brissett, Sam Darnold, and Jarrett Stidham, respectively).
Of course, there is also Michael Penix Jr., who was a surprise pick by the Atlanta Falcons at No. 8 overall. He will watch and learn behind free-agent addition Kirk Cousins.
Starting QBs Aiming to Return
There’s plenty of intrigue surrounding Cousins too, as he’s coming back from a late-season Achilles tear. The four-time Pro Bowler isn’t alone in using camp to kick off his comeback attempt.
Aaron Rodgers is aiming to reclaim his status as an elite starter after tearing his Achilles in Week 1 for the New York Jets.
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Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow is also looking to return to form after being sidelined by a torn ligament in his right wrist that required season-ending surgery.
Justin Herbert is looking to bounce back from a fractured right index finger that ended his 2023 campaign in Week 14. And Herbert has Jim Harbaugh as his new head coach, so there’s plenty of excitement about this new era of Los Angeles Chargers football.
Potential Holdouts
Which stars will be no-shows when training camp gets underway? The top storylines often involve the players who don’t walk through the designated entrance on the practice field.
This summer, there could be quite a few star-studded contract holdouts to monitor.
Recently, a number of star wide receivers signed huge contracts, including Justin Jefferson, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jaylen Waddle, and Nico Collins. Other WRs certainly took notice.
In the Bay Area, Brandon Aiyuk is currently seeking a new contract from the San Francisco 49ers. Aiyuk has posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and has been vocal about wanting a new deal. Aiyuk recently requested a trade, and he’s expected to hold out during training camp.
The 49ers have been in this situation before, as they went through last year’s camp without Nick Bosa before he signed his five-year, $170 million extension on the eve of Week 1.
Tee Higgins is another receiver who is frustrated with his contract situation. Higgins demanded a trade during the offseason and while he recently signed his franchise tag, he still wants a long-term deal.
Elsewhere, the Dallas Cowboys are facing not one, not two, but three potential holdouts. Quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, and EDGE Micah Parsons are all up for new deals. While Prescott and Parsons showed up to mandatory minicamp and seem likely to attend training camp, Lamb was absent for the entirety of spring workouts.
Another situation worth monitoring is Alvin Kamara’s holdout from the New Orleans Saints. He left the Saints’ mandatory minicamp a day early to send a message to the team, and now there are rumblings that he may miss training camp as well. Kamara is currently the second-highest-paid running back in the NFL, but he wants to rework his contract.
It’s worth noting that Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love and Tampa Bay Buccaneers left tackle Tristan Wirfs are expected to hold in. This means they’ll attend meetings and be present for training camp, but they won’t be practicing as they don’t want to risk injury amid contract negotiations.
New Faces In New Places
It’s always fun to get a first look at notable players who changed teams over the offseason.
Cousins, one of the top free agent signings of the offseason, will try to develop chemistry with new Falcons teammates Drake London, Bijan Robinson, Kyle Pitts, and Darnell Mooney, among others.
But other decorated veterans will also have new camp surroundings.
Russell Wilson will use camp to learn the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense and get on the same page as his new receivers. The nine-time Pro Bowler will be joined by former first-round selection Justin Fields in the Steelers’ QB room. There’s already been a lot of talk about this position battle, and both QBs will be worth watching throughout camp and the preseason.
Of course, there is Barkley, who left the New York Giants after six seasons to join their NFC East rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles. Barkley’s addition comes after the Eagles’ offense greatly underperformed amid a 1-6 collapse to end the 2023 season.
However, Barkley isn’t the only star running back on a new team.
Derrick Henry won’t be in Tennessee for the first time in his NFL career as the illustrious running back and former 2,000-yard rusher is now a member of the Baltimore Ravens. Fellow Pro Bowl RB Tony Pollard is among the backs aiming to take his spot with the Titans.
Other notable running backs who are getting a fresh start with a new team include Josh Jacobs (Green Bay Packers), Aaron Jones (Minnesota Vikings), Joe Mixon (Houston Texans), D’Andre Swift (Chicago Bears), Austin Ekeler (Washington Commanders), and Zack Moss (Cincinnati Bengals).
Then, there are the star wide receivers who changed teams over the offseason.
Four-time Pro Bowl wideout Stefon Diggs will soon catch passes from C.J. Stroud after the Houston Texans acquired him in a trade with the Buffalo Bills in April. Diggs, Nico Collins, and Tank Dell will form arguably the NFL’s best WR trio.
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Six-time Pro Bowl wideout Keenan Allen was traded from the Chargers to the Chicago Bears, where he will team up with No. 1 overall pick Williams. Chicago has a star-studded WR room of their own with Allen, D.J. Moore, and Rome Odunze.
Other notable wide receivers who will be getting acclimated to a new team include Diontae Johnson (Carolina Panthers), Calvin Ridley (Tennessee Titans), Hollywood Brown (Kansas City Chiefs), Gabe Davis (Jacksonville Jaguars), and Mike Williams (New York Jets).
