NEW YORK GIANTS OFFSEASON PROGRAM BEGINS…
The New York Giants offseason program began on Monday. The 9-week program provides players with instruction and physical strength and conditioning training.
Per the NFL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), teams are only allowed to hold voluntary offseason activities over the course of a 9-week period in three phases:
Phase One: Activities during this 2-week period are limited to meetings, strength and conditioning, and physical rehabilitation only.
Phase Two: On-field workouts during this 3-week period may include may individual or group instruction and drills, as well as “perfect play drills,” and drills and plays with offensive players lining up across from offensive players and defensive players lining up across from defensive players, conducted at a walk-through pace. No live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted.
Phase Three: Activities during this 4-week period include 10 days of organized team practice activity (OTAs). No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted. Teams may also hold one mandatory mini-camp.
Key dates:
- April 21: New York Giants begin offseason workout program.
- May 27-29: New York Giants Organized Team Activity (OTA) workouts. (Media access on May 28).
- June 2-3: New York Giants Organized Team Activity (OTA) workouts.
- June 5: New York Giants Organized Team Activity (OTA) workouts. (Media access on June 5).
- June 9-10: New York Giants Organized Team Activity (OTA) workouts.
- June 12-13: New York Giants Organized Team Activity (OTA) workouts. (Media access on June 12).
- June 17-18: New York Giants veteran mini-camp.
The Giants will also hold a rookie mini-camp on May 9-10.
HEAD COACH BRIAN DABOLL…
The transcript of Brian Daboll’s press conference on Monday is available in The Corner Forum while the video is available on YouTube.
THE PLAYERS SPEAK…
Transcripts and video clips of the media sessions with the following players are available in The Corner Forum and on YouTube:
