NFL key dates for 2024 offseason: OTAs, mandatory minicamps, franchise tag deadline, start of training camps

●  By Jared Dubin.     ▪︎. May 20, 2024 at 3:22 pm ET•3 min read.     ▪︎  From  CBS. and. The  NFL

The 2023 NFL season came to a close after the Kansas City Chiefs won their second consecutive Super Bowl. Free agency is in the rearview mirror, as is the 2024 NFL Draft. Now, teams are ready for what will be another busy offseason of preparation for 2024.

They'll try their best to end Kansas City's two-year reign atop the league, while the champs will undoubtedly look to do what they can this year to attempt a three-peat. In the space below, we're highlighting all the key dates and events to watch out for as the league prepares for the 2024 season.

Post-NFL Draft    ●  Early-to-mid May:     Three-day rookie minicamp   The AFCN:

Baltimore Ravens May 3-5 Cincinnati Bengals	May 10
Cleveland Browns	May 10-12.     And the Pittsburgh Steelers  THE/SAME.

 

Lead-up to 2024 NFL season

• May 15: NFL schedule release

We already know which teams will play each other (and where), thanks to the NFL's rotating schedule rules. We just don't yet know when those games will happen. We'll find out for sure on May 15. 

• May 20-22: Spring league meeting
• Late May to early June: Organized Team Activities (OTAs) and mandatory minicamps

The mandatory minicamp and OTA schedule for each team is as follows:

Cincinnati Bengals	May 28-30, June 3-6	June 11-13 .... Baltimore & Pittsburgh end the same.
Cleveland Browns	May 21-23, 28-30, June 3-6	The rest of the offseason, with the exception of the franchise tag deadline (which is the deadline for tagged players to sign a long-term deal with that franchise) is more up in the air at the moment. Typically, teams announce their training camp schedules in June. So, when the official dates dates become available, we'll fill them in here.  ▪︎-->     TO BE CONTINUED WHEN  NEW  INFORMATION. IS  AVAILABLE.    ▪︎-->