{"id":18278,"date":"2025-05-02T15:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/18278\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T15:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:59:10","slug":"cardinals-2025-rookie-minicamp-right-around-the-corner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/18278\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals&#8217; 2025 rookie minicamp right around the corner"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AZCardinals\/status\/1916981752796455340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2025 NFL Draft<\/a> did not disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>As for what\u2019s next on the NFL agenda, here\u2019s a look at the important offseason dates and how they impact Arizona:<\/p>\n<p>Important NFL offseason dates for the Arizona Cardinals<\/p>\n<p>May 9-11<\/p>\n<p>Arizona begins <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonasports.com\/nfl\/arizona-cardinals\/draft-class-facts\/3582601\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">its rookie minicamp.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals came away with seven draft picks across the three-day event:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Round 1: DT Walter Nolen III (Ole Miss)<br \/>\u2013 Round 2: CB Will Johnson (Michigan)<br \/>\u2013 Round 3: Edge Jordan Burch (Oregon)<br \/>\u2013 Round 4: LB Cody Simon (Ohio State)<br \/>\u2013 Round 5: CB Denzel Burke (Ohio State)<br \/>\u2013 Round 6: OG Hayden Conner (Texas)<br \/>\u2013 Round 7: S Kitan Crawford (Nevada)<\/p>\n<p>Arizona also added <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonasports.com\/nfl\/arizona-cardinals\/undrafted-free\/3582059\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">six undrafted free agents<\/a> to the mix.<\/p>\n<p>May 12<\/p>\n<p>Rookie football development programs kick off.<\/p>\n<p>May 20-21<\/p>\n<p>The spring league meeting and coach accelerator in Minneapolis, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>May 28-30<\/p>\n<p>Arizona begins its voluntary organized team activities.<\/p>\n<p>June 1<\/p>\n<p>Releasing a player before or after June 1 can have some serious implications on a team\u2019s cap space.<\/p>\n<p>If a player is released before the date, the team must take on the full brunt of the dead cap that season.<\/p>\n<p>If a team cuts after the date or has a post-June 1 designation, then the dead cap is spaced out over two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>June 3-5<\/p>\n<p>Arizona\u2019s second round of voluntary OTAs.<\/p>\n<p>June 10-12<\/p>\n<p>Arizona begins its mandatory minicamp for veterans and rookies.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tdrake4sports\" data-show-count=\"false\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @Tdrake4sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arizonasports.com\/arizona-sports-newsletter-signup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AZSportsEmail-300x250-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"mobile-signup\"\/>\t&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AZSportsEmail-830x100-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"desktop-signup\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 NFL Draft did not disappoint. 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