The Kansas City Chiefs are back in the building in mid-April as they officially begin their push for a three-peat.
The NFL has officially announced full offseason workout schedules for each team, starting from Day 1 through the team's mandatory minicamp. Teams with new head coaches can begin their offseason program earlier than other teams. The Chiefs (and all other teams with veteran coaches) are permitted to begin the first day of their offseason program on April 15.
Check out the schedule for the Super Bowl champion Chiefs down below:
- First Day: April 15.
- Organized Team Activities Group 1: May 20-22.
- Organized Team Activities Group 2: May 28-May 30.
- Organized Team Activities Group 3: June 4-7.
- Mandatory Minicamp: June 11-13.
The Chiefs will hold their rookie minicamp either on the weekend of May 4-5 or May 11-12. Those dates won’t be confirmed by the team or made official until sometime after the 2024 NFL draft.
There are three phases of the voluntary workout program. Here are the descriptions of each phase per the NFL’s press release:
Phase One:
Phase One consists of the first two weeks of the program with activities limited to meetings, strength and conditioning, and physical rehabilitation only.
Phase Two:
Phase Two consists of the next three weeks of the program. On-field workouts may include 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:
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.
Keep in mind that the entire offseason workout program is voluntary except for the team's mandatory minicamp in early June. The Chiefs have recently conducted Phase One of the offseason program remotely with offensive players and defensive players linking up outside of team facilities for voluntary workouts. Patrick Mahomes has hosted the offensive players in Texas for workouts and throwing sessions.
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