NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 22
Minicamps

Section 8(a)
Rookie Football Development Programs

(a)

Each Club may hold a Rookie Football Development Program five days per week for a period of seven weeks, commencing on or about May 16. During this period, no mandatory or voluntary activities can be held on weekends, with the exception of the Club’s one post-Draft Rookie Minicamp, as described in Section 7 above. During a Club’s Rookie Football Development Program, players may only participate in Club activities for a maximum of eight hours per day. Players may participate in on-field activities for no more than three and one-half hours per day. The on-field time limits described above shall begin as soon as position coaches begin to coach a player or players on the field.