We’re just below three months away from the Seattle Seahawks’ preseason opener towards the Minnesota Vikings, and clearly which means it’s solely two months earlier than coaching camp kicks off.
Within the meantime, the Seahawks simply wrapped up rookie minicamp earlier this month, and now on Monday (Might 22) the workforce begins Organized Group Actions (OTAs). These are all voluntary exercises, whereas the early June minicamp is necessary.
The most important factor to notice is that neither Jordyn Brooks nor Jamal Adams shall be taking part in these actions, as they’re nonetheless recovering from their respective season-ending surgical procedures. We’ll see if rookies Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Devon Witherspoon, who have been restricted in rookie minicamp, get a bit extra motion on the sphere or if the Seahawks will take it cautiously with a pair of gamers who handled hamstring issues over the previous a number of months.
OTA Offseason Exercises: Might 22, Might 24-25, Might 30, June 1-2, June 12-14
Necessary Minicamp: June 6-8
The Section 3 guidelines, as outlined by the NFLPA:
4 weeks whole
3 weeks for 10 whole OTA’s
A most of three OTA’s every week for the primary 2 weeks
Throughout Weeks 1 & 2 a 4th non OTA exercise is allowed however section two guidelines apply
A most of 4 OTA’s for the third or 4th week
One week for mini camp
No pads besides protecting knee and elbow pads, helmets are permitted
No dwell contact
7 on 7, 9 on 7 and 11 on 11 drills shall be permitted offered no dwell contact takes place
And listed here are the minicamp guidelines:
Physicals on Monday however no follow
Practices Tuesday-Thursday, with a day without work on Friday
Allowed two practices totaling 3 ½ Hours on the sphere per day
Second follow restricted to stroll by way of actions solely
We’re getting nearer and nearer to the beginning of a brand new season!