FLOWERY BRANCH -- The Falcons "voluntary" offseason workout program is set to start on April 17.
Phase One consists of the first two weeks of the program with activities limited to strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation only.
Phase Two consists of the next three weeks of the program. On-field workouts may include individual player instruction and drills as well as team practice conducted on a “separates” basis. No live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted.
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.
The NFL informed the Falcons in October of its penalty for violating the league's excessive contact rules during organized team activities last season, and announced the club will lose the first three days of OTAs in 2017.
The Falcons OTA’s are sent for May 30, June 1-2, June 5-6 and June 8-9. The mandatory minicamp will be held June 13-15.
Training camp is slated to start in late July.
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