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The NFL off-season typically lasts 11 to 15 weeks. The regular season is 17 weeks, and training camps are for six weeks. The playoffs eat up four weeks. That provides 11 weeks to rest and 15 for non-playoff teams.
What is the NFL off-season?
The NFL off-season is the period between the Super Bowl game and the start of the preseason of the next league season.
The offseason is an opportunity for league teams to improve their rosters. They can do this by re-signing players whose contract terms are ending and signing free agent players whose contracts have expired from other franchises.
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Teams can also improve their rosters by drafting college players and conducting training camps for fresh and returning players. Teams also participate in joint practices with other teams and play scrimmage matches during the offseason.
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The NFL off-season is a great time for serious NFL players to get in shape and plan ways to optimize their performances ahead of the upcoming season.
We've probably heard of Tom Brady inviting Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman to his house gym to get some reps in. These so-called reps typically go on for hours, which helped shape the winning culture of the New England Patriots for decades.
Players like DK Metcalf, Cam Newton, Tyreek Hill, and Shannon Sharpe (of earlier years) use the off-season to hit the gym and mold their perfectly sculptured bodies. As Deion Sanders said, if you look good, you feel good, if you feel good, you play good, and if you play good, then they pay good!
What is the next major NFL off-season activity to look forward to?
The next major event in the NFL off-season is the free agency and trading period. The most monitored part of the league's offseason is free agent signings and the trading of players amongst franchises.
These occur all through the offseason and can also happen during the regular season. If a player is not signed to a team by the time the regular season begins, they can still be signed by a team at any time during the regular season.
The trade market is a great way to stockpile either talent or draft picks. Typically, contending teams target established players to help them in their postseason dreams while rebuilding teams are more eager to stockpile draft picks for later.
An example of a talent-stockpiling team is the Los Angeles Rams of the past decade, who basically trade away all their first-round picks for a host of Pro Bowl talents.
An example of a draft pick stockpiling team is the Carolina Panthers of 2022. Just look at the Christian McCaffrey deal, it tells you all you need to know about the franchise's plan for the future.
Full timeline of lead-up to the 2023 NFL season
Kindly note that these dates are subject to change:
- March 2 - March 6, 2023: 2023 NFL Scouting Combine
- March 15, 2023: The start of the 2023 League Year and Free Agency (4:00 PM ET)
- April 27, 2023 - April 29: 2023 NFL Draft
- July 2023: Training Camp begins
- August 4 - 6, 2023: 2023 Hall of Fame Game and Hall of Fame Enshrinement
- September 7, 2023: 2023 NFL Season Kickoff
