{"id":858574,"date":"2026-04-07T09:11:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/858574\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:11:16","slug":"what-to-expect-as-buffalo-bills-open-offseason-workout-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/858574\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect As Buffalo Bills Open Offseason Workout Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just like that, football is back.<\/p>\n

The Buffalo Bills will open their offseason workout program<\/a> on Tuesday at the team\u2019s training facility in Orchard Park, this time with a new face at the helm as Joe Brady takes the reins.<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s organized training regimen is voluntary. Still, you can expect Josh Allen<\/a> and many of the Bills\u2019 other significant contributors to be in attendance, as has been the case in the past.\u00a0Buffalo is permitted to open its program two weeks before most other NFL teams\u00a0due to\u00a0Brady\u00a0being\u00a0a first-year head coach, and here\u2019s what they will be looking forward to over the next few months.<\/p>\n

First day feeling\"James<\/p>\n

Bills running back James Cook turns upfield after catching a pass during practice. | Jamie Germano\/Democrat and Chronicle \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n

During Phase One of the process, the Bills will be limited to meetings, strength and conditioning work, and physical rehabilitation only over\u00a0a two-week period, as per Article 21 of the league\u2019s Collective Bargaining Agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before moving to the next section of the program, the Bills will be one of 10 teams to host a veteran minicamp, another advantage provided to those with first-year head coaches<\/a> trying to ingratiate themselves in their new roles. Buffalo\u2019s voluntary minicamp is scheduled from Apr. 20-22.<\/p>\n

Then comes Phase Two, a three-week period during which on-field workouts will begin, including individual or group instructions and drills, all conducted at a walk-through pace. Per the CBA, no live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are allowed.<\/p>\n

\"Dalton<\/p>\n

Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid stays in stride to catch this pass during practice. | Jamie Germano\/Democrat and Chronicle \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n

Finally, Phase Three takes place over the next four weeks,\u00a0when\u00a0teams can hold up to 10 days of Organized Team Activities (OTAs)<\/a>,\u00a0which can include\u00a07-on-7, 9-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills without live contact.<\/p>\n

The Bills have scheduled their OTAs for May 18-19, May 21, May 26-28, and June 1-4.<\/p>\n

The team will wrap up its offseason with a three-day mandatory minicamp from June 9-11. There is no live contact permitted during minicamp, where players and coaches make their final preparations before an extended break leading into training camp in late July.<\/p>\n

Change coming\"Joe<\/p>\n

Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady calls out during drills on the opening day of Buffalo Bills training camp. | Shawn Dowd\/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

With Brady seizing leadership after former head coach Sean McDermott was fired, things will start to look\u00a0a bit\u00a0different in Buffalo.\u00a0Brady will begin to put his stamp on the organization\u00a0as he is expected to bring\u00a0a different energy<\/a> to a team in need of a jolt.<\/p>\n

So, while the pads may not pop for a few more months, the action will return to One Bills Drive in the coming weeks, pointing to the outset of a critical 2026 campaign in Buffalo. It\u2019s time this team got over the hump, and the process toward doing so starts with the offseason program.<\/p>\n

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