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Buffalo Bills begin mandatory minicamp: rules and storylines to watch

The Buffalo Bills begin their mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, and with that change comes three days of reporters watching practice and actually being able to count who is in attendance.

While no live contact is permitted, teams are able to line up in 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills, something they can’t do during OTAs. More restrictions are in place, but it is much more strenuous than OTA sessions:

According to the collective bargaining agreement, two-a-day practices are permitted at two of the three days during mandatory minicamp, with restrictions: players may be on the field for a total of no more than three and a half hours per day; no practice can last more than two and a half hours of on-field activities; the second practice shall be limited to walk-through instruction only; organized activities can’t begin prior to 7 a.