2014 NFL schedule being released Wednesday

BY SCOOBY AXSON

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The +NFL will release its 2014 schedule at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday, the league announced.

Both +ESPN2  and the +NFL Network will have shows to commemorate the schedule release.

A few of the games are already known, including the three London games which feature the +Miami Dolphins against the +Oakland Raiders at 1 p.m. ET on Sept. 28, the +Detroit Lions taking on the +Atlanta Falcons at 9:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 26 and the +Dallas Cowboys playing the +Jacksonville Jaguars at 1 p.m. ET on Nov. 9.

The Super Bowl champion +Seattle Seahawks are expected to host the kickoff game on Thursday, Sept. 4 and a Super Bowl XLVIII rematch will have the +Denver Broncos traveling to Seattle.

The league’s intraconference and interconference matchups are as follows:

AFC East vs. AFC West
AFC North vs. AFC South
NFC East vs. NFC West
NFC North vs. NFC South

AFC East vs. NFC North
AFC North vs. NFC South
AFC South vs. NFC East
AFC West vs. NFC West

Super Bowl XLIX will played at University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, Ariz. on Feb. 1, 2015.

+NFL OFFSEASON WORKOUT PROGRAM DATES ANNOUNCED

from NFL Media Office

Following is the NFL Offseason Workout Program calendar for 2014. Voluntary offseason workout programs are intended to provide training, teaching and physical conditioning for players.

As per Article 21 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, each club’s official, voluntary nine-week offseason program is conducted in three phases:

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.

Article 22 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement stipulates that clubs may hold one mandatory minicamp for veteran players. This minicamp, noted below, must occur during Phase Three of the offseason program. Head coaches hired after the end of the 2013 season are also entitled to conduct an additional voluntary veteran minicamp.

Each club may hold a rookie football development program for a period of seven weeks, which in 2014 may begin on May12. During this period, no activities may be held on weekends, with the exception of one post-NFL Draft rookie minicamp, which may be conducted on either the first or second weekend following the draft. The dates of the post-draft rookie minicamps will be circulated at a later date.

For specific information and detailed offseason program rules, please see Articles 21 and 22 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (beginning on page 131), available on nflmedia.com and nflcommunications.com.

The NFL Offseason Workout Program calendar (dates are tentative and subject to change): 

+Arizona Cardinals

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-22, May 27-29, June 2-5

Mandatory Minicamp: June 10-12





+Atlanta Falcons First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 2-4, June 10-13

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19

+Baltimore Ravens 

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 28-30, June 3-5, June 9-10, June 12-13

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19





+Buffalo Bills  

First Day: April 22

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 28-30, June 2, June 4-5, June 9-12

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19





+Carolina Panthers  

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 3-5, June 9-12 

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+Chicago Bears 

First Day: April 22

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-28, May 30, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-12

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+Cincinnati Bengals  

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 3-5, June 16-18

Mandatory Minicamp: June 10-12




+Cleveland Browns  

First Day: April 7

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-21, May 23, May 27-28, May 30, June 2-3, June 5-6

Voluntary Minicamp: April 29-May 1

Mandatory Minicamp: June 10-12




+Dallas Cowboys  

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 2, June 4-5, June 9-12

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+Denver Broncos  

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 28-30, June 2-4, June 16-19

Mandatory Minicamp: June 10-12




+Detroit Lions  

First Day: April 7

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-22, May 27-29, June 2-5

Voluntary Minicamp: April 22-24

Mandatory Minicamp: June 10-12



+Green Bay Packers  

First Day: April 22

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 28-30, June 3-5, June 10-13

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19



+Houston Texans 

First Day: April 7

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-10, June 12-13

Voluntary Minicamp: May 6-8

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19

+Indianapolis Colts  

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 2-4, June 9-12

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19



+Jacksonville Jaguars  

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-10, June 12-13

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19



+Kansas City Chiefs  

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 3-5, June 10-13

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19



+Miami Dolphins

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-28, May 30, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-12

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19



+Minnesota Vikings 

First Day: April 7

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 28-30, June 3-5, June 9-12

Voluntary Minicamp: April 29-May 1

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19



+New England Patriots 

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27, May 29-30, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-10, June 12-13

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+New Orleans Saints 

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 3-5, June 16-19

Mandatory Minicamp: June 10-12 

 

+New York Giants 

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 28-30, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-10, June 12-13

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+New York Jets 

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-28, May 30, June 2, June 4-5, June 9-12

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+Oakland Raiders 

First Day: April 22

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-28, May 30, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-12

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+Philadelphia Eagles  

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-12

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+Pittsburgh Steelers  

First Day: April 22

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 3-5, June 9-12

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+St. Louis Rams  

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: June 3, June 5-6, June 9-10, June 12, June 16-17, June 19-20

Mandatory Minicamp: None




+Chargers  

First Day: April 22

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 2-4, June 9-12

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+San Francisco 49ers  

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-10, June 12-13

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+Seattle Seahawks  

First Day: April 21

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-12

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

First Day: April 7

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 20-22, May 27-29, June 2-5

Voluntary Minicamp: April 22-24

Mandatory Minicamp: June 10-12




+Tennessee Titans  

First Day: April 7

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 2-3, June 5, June 9-12

Voluntary Minicamp: April 29-May 1

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19




+Washington Redskins 

First Day: April 7

OTA Offseason Workouts: May 27-29, June 2-4, June 9-12

Voluntary Minicamp: April 29-May 1

Mandatory Minicamp: June 17-19

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