{"id":157786,"date":"2025-06-25T16:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/157786\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T16:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:39:11","slug":"official-2025-cowboys-training-camp-calendar-dates-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/157786\/","title":{"rendered":"Official 2025 Cowboys training camp calendar, dates revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRISCO, Texas \u2014 Go ahead and grab a calendar and your favorite blue pen, folks, because it&#8217;s officially time to mark your dates for the 2025 Dallas Cowboys training camp. The offseason has sped by like KaVontae Turpin in the nation&#8217;s capital, the peak of NFL free agency having given way to the draft, and then OTAs and minicamp.<\/p>\n<p>And, now, it&#8217;s time for the Cowboys to take their annual trip to Oxnard, where the rubber will most certainly hit the road for newly-named head coach Brian Schottenheimer, his shiny new coaching staff and a roster that has undergone major changes. Needless to say, there is a lot to be sorted through <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascowboys.com\/news\/2025-nfl-calendar-key-dates-to-mark-down-for-cowboys-in-the-season-to-come\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">over the course of training camp and throughout the preseason in August<\/a>, and there&#8217;s at least one battle at every position that demands a gluing of your eyes to it.<\/p>\n<p>Check out all of the pertinent practice dates and times below:<\/p>\n<p>\n  Training Camp Calendar<\/p>\n<p>[Note: Practice times are in Pacific Time, Preseason games are in Central Time]<\/p>\n<p>\n  July &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>July 20: Team arrival in Oxnard<br \/>\nJuly 22: Open practice (11:45 a.m.)<br \/>\nJuly 23: Open practice (11:45 a.m.)<br \/>\nJuly 24: Open practice (11:45 a.m.)<br \/>\nJuly 25: Oxnard Fan Night hosted by Visit Oxnard (4-6 p.m.)<br \/>\nJuly 26: Opening Day Ceremony (doors open 9:15 a.m.) + Open practice (11:45 a.m.)<br \/>\nJuly 27: Open practice (First padded, 11:45 a.m.)<br \/>\nJuly 28: Open practice (11:45 a.m.)<br \/>\nJuly 30: Open practice (11:45 a.m.)<br \/>\nJuly 31: Heroes Appreciation Day presented by USAA + practice (11:45 a.m.)<\/p>\n<p>\n  August &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>August 2: Open practice (10 a.m.)<br \/>\nAugust 4: Open practice (11:45 a.m.)<br \/>\nAugust 5: Joint open practice with Rams (2 p.m.)<br \/>\nAugust 7: Open practice (11:45 a.m.)<br \/>\nAugust 8: Open practice (11:45 a.m.)<br \/>\nAugust 9: Preseason &#8211; Cowboys visit Rams (7 p.m. CT)<br \/>\nAugust 12: Open practice (11:45 a.m.)<br \/>\nAugust 13: Open practice (11:45 a.m.)<br \/>\nAugust 14: Break camp, team departs for Dallas<br \/>\nAugust 16: Preseason &#8211; Cowboys host Ravens (7 p.m. CT)<br \/>\nAugust 22: Preseason &#8211; Cowboys host Falcons (8 p.m. CT)<br \/>\nAugust 26: Deadline to reduce rosters to 53 players<br \/>\nAugust 27: Deadline for waiver claims on released players<br \/>\nAugust 27: Clubs can begin forming practice squad<\/p>\n<p>Dak Prescott looks fully healthy once again, and with no Cooper Rush as the security blanket behind him, it&#8217;ll be Joe Milton and the familiar face of Will Grier clawing for the chance to backup the All-Pro and former MVP runner-up.<\/p>\n<p>From the competition at running back, with no clear frontrunner(s) and a ton of young talent, to a room full of wide receivers <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascowboys.com\/news\/george-pickens-sees-cowboys-establish-winning-culture-vows-to-work-everyday-to-help-make-it-happen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">that now features George Pickens<\/a> in tandem with All-Pro record-setting wideout CeeDee Lamb \u2014 creating a traffic jam for the right to become the definitive WR3 between Jalen Tolbert, Jonathan Mingo, Jalen Brooks and several others that include newcomer Parris Campbell.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascowboys.com\/news\/tyler-smith-on-revamped-cowboys-offensive-line-it-s-important-we-rise-to-the-occasion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The offensive line is rebuilt in the wake of Zack Martin\u2019s retirement<\/a>, and as the Cowboys prepare to take the field without the future Hall of Famer on their roster for the first time in more than a decade, they&#8217;ll look to rookie first-round pick <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascowboys.com\/news\/tyler-booker-grateful-for-guidance-all-set-for-cowboys-training-camp-i-m-not-gonna-hold-the-offense-back\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Booker to make a name for himself<\/a>, and quickly, at the NFL level <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascowboys.com\/news\/tyler-guyton-on-training-diet-and-outlook-for-2025-i-have-a-lot-to-prove-for-cowboys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in conjunction with new-look, former first-round pick Tyler Guyton<\/a> manning left tackle beside All-Pro left guard Tyler Smith.<\/p>\n<p>And to the right of Smith is Cooper Beebe, looking to improve upon his impressive first season as an NFL center, as <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascowboys.com\/news\/terence-steele-is-set-up-to-have-a-great-year-for-cowboys-in-2025-per-brian-schottenheimer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terence Steele works to prove he\u2019s back in top form for 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The defensive side of the ball has its own list of questions, beginning on the defensive interior behind Mazi Smith and beside Osa Odighizuwa and Solomon Thomas \u2014 the latter serving as a high-ceiling backup to the former \u2014 and extends to the edges where Sam Williams is working desperately to have a breakout season after being lost for the entirety of the 2024 season following a torn ACL suffered early in last year&#8217;s training camp.<\/p>\n<p>Dante Fowler has returned to help solidify the position behind Micah Parsons and second-year edge protector Marshawn Kneeland, and throwing former Boston College terror Donovan Ezeiruaku into the mix should make for some fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>When will DeMarvion Overshown be ready to rejoin and lead the linebackers, and when will All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs return to the field to join fellow All-Pro defensive back DaRon Bland in stabilizing a secondary that has the most questions of any unit on the roster \u2014 one that traded to acquire Kaiir Elam before later using a third-round pick on Shavon Revel?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s almost time for those questions, and many, many more, to be answered, e.g., who&#8217;ll become the surprise breakout camp star in Oxnard, seeing as there always is one \u2026 or several \u2026 that few saw coming??<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s going to be a hot summer in Southern California, and not because of that glowing ball in the sky, but rather from the pulsating heat of intense competition provided by a Cowboys&#8217; team that desperately needs to hit the ground running for Schottenheimer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRISCO, Texas \u2014 Go ahead and grab a calendar and your favorite blue pen, folks, because it&#8217;s officially&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157787,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[419,7,417,420,6,27959],"class_list":{"0":"post-157786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-featured-offseason-2025","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-news-all-news","11":"tag-news-patrik-walker","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-training-camp-central-2025"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114744994244205149","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}