We aren’t quite there yet, but soon the Cowboys players will start congregating at the Star for offseason workouts. Sandwiched around the draft is the start of voluntary workouts, then there is the rookie mini-camp and the veteran mini-camp. The CBA has very specific rules around this period of time for each team.
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.