(Philadelphia, Pa) — I know this is the toughest time on everyone’s calendar as the wait for the NFL to save us from MLB doldrums can’t get here fast enough. My advice is to take a vacation for a week and before you know it training camps will be open. Incredibly the NY Jets’ rookies will report to training camp in Hempstead, NY on July 16.
Here’s the full low-down on when and where NFL teams are reporting to training camp:
AFC
Baltimore Ravens – Westminster Md. July 21 (rookies), July 23 (veterans)
Buffalo Bills – Pittsford, N.Y. July 25
Cincinnati Bengals – Georgetown, Ky. July 27
Cleveland Browns – Berea, Ohio July 23
Denver Broncos – Englewood, Colo. July 24
Houston Texans – Houston July 25
Indianapolis Colts – Terre Haute, Ind. July 24
Jacksonville Jaguars – Jacksonville July 25
Kansas City Chiefs – River Falls, Wis. July 24
Miami Dolphins – Davie, Fla. July 25
New England Patriots – Foxboro, Mass. July 24
New York Jets – Hempstead, N.Y. July 16 (rookies), July 23 (veterans)
Oakland Raiders – Napa Valley, Calif. July 24
Pittsburgh Steelers – Latrobe, Pa. July 27
San Diego Chargers – San Diego July 21 (rookies), July 25 (veterans)
Tennessee Titans – Clarksville, Tenn./Nashville July 25
NFC
Arizona Cardinals – Flagstaff, Ariz. July 23
Atlanta Falcons – Flowery Branch, Ga. July 25
Carolina Panthers – Spartanburg, S.C. July 25
Chicago Bears – Bourbonnais, Ill. July 23
Dallas Cowboys – Oxnard, Calif. July 25
Detroit Lions – Allen Park, Mich. July 24
Green Bay Packers – Green Bay, Wis. July 27
Minnesota Vikings – Mankato, Minn. July 24
New Orleans Saints – Jackson, Miss./Metairie, La. July 23
New York Giants – Albany, N.Y. July 25
Philadelphia Eagles – Bethlehem, Pa. July 21 (rookies), July 24 (veterans)
San Francisco 49ers – Santa Clara, Calif. July 24
Seattle Seahawks – Renton, Wash. July 22 (rookies), July 24 (veterans)
St. Louis Rams – Mequon, Wis. July 25
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Lake Buena Vista, Fla. July 25
Washington Redskins – Ashburn, Va. July 19
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July 16, 2008 at 3:30 pm
[...] Recent trends in the NFL point to teams no longer utilizing dorm life on college campuses and training at their own facilities. In fact, almost half the teams in the NFL (14 of 32) will be at their own place — that number is up compared to just 4 teams doing so ten years ago. The Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Rams will camp train at new sites this summer, while the Green Bay Packers — right in the middle of Brett Favre fiasco — will return to St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin, for the 51st consecutive year. Click here for the complete 2008 NFL training camp schedule. [...]