NFL Training Camps Set To Open

NFL TRAINING CAMPS SET TO OPEN;

SAINTS ROOKIES IN ON WEDNESDAY;

PACKERS FULL SQUAD REPORTS MONDAY

Back to work!

NFL clubs will begin their on-field preparations for Kickoff 2016 this week, starting tomorrow with the New Orleans Saints when their rookies report. The Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions rookies will head to camp on Friday and Saturday, July 22-23, respectively.

The Green Bay Packers, who will take on the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL/Hall of Fame Game (Sunday, August 7; ESPN, 8:00 PM ET), will be the first team with a full squad in camp when their rookies and veterans report on Monday, July 25. By Saturday, July 30, every NFL team will be in camp.

This year, more than half the league (19 of 32, 59 percent) will be “staying home” for training camp. In 2000, only five of 31 (16 percent) teams stayed close to home.

“It’s a great set-up here at home,” says Eagles first-year head coach DOUG PEDERSON of the team conducting training camp at the NovaCare Complex in Philadelphia. “I like the idea of doing it right here in our backyard where we are comfortable. That part makes it nice. You can come right in off the practice field and your film is ready to go. And the way the setup is here, it’s awesome.”

The numbers may prove home-base popularity is a growing league-wide trend, but there are still teams employing the “old-time” philosophy of encamping away.

The Rams are one of the teams that “come together” away from home (University of California – Irvine in Irvine, California), as they return to Los Angeles in 2016 for the first time in two decades.

“We look forward to training at UCI in preparation for the 2016 season,” says Rams head coach JEFF FISHER. “Their facilities are top-notch and we’re excited to welcome our fans to their campus and also to the Coliseum as we gear up for the start of the season.”

The NFL training camp longevity king? The Packers, who return for their 59th consecutive summer at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin.

Here’s a look at the number of NFL teams that stayed home for training camp since 2000:

YEAR	NFL TEAMS WITH HOME TRAINING CAMPS (PCT.)	YEAR	NFL TEAMS WITH HOME TRAINING CAMPS (PCT.)
2000	5 of 31 (16%)	2009	17 of 32 (53%)
2001	5 of 31 (16%)	2010	17 of 32 (53%)
2002	7 of 32 (22%)	2011	19 of 32 (59%)
2003	12 of 32 (38%)	2012	18 of 32 (56%)
2004	12 of 32 (38%)	2013	19 of 32 (59%)
2005	15 of 32 (47%)	2014	18 of 32 (56%)
2006	13 of 32 (41%)	2015	20 of 32 (62.5%)
2007	17 of 32 (53%)	*2016*	*19 of 32 (59%)*
2008	14 of 32 (44%)

The longest active NFL training camp tenures:

TEAM	TRAINING CAMP	CITY	YEARS
Green Bay Packers	Saint Norbert College	De Pere, Wisconsin	59
Minnesota Vikings	Minnesota State, Mankato	Mankato, Minnesota	51
Pittsburgh Steelers	Saint Vincent College	Latrobe, Pennsylvania	51

Following is the training camp list of sites and rookie and veteran reporting dates:

AFC

TEAM	SITE	LOCATION	ROOKIES	VETERANS
Baltimore	Under Armour Performance Center	Owings Mills, MD	7/22	7/27
Buffalo	St. John Fisher College	Pittsford, NY	7/28	7/29
Cincinnati	Paul Brown Stadium	Cincinnati, OH	7/26	7/28
Cleveland	Cleveland Browns Training Complex	Berea, OH	7/25	7/28
Denver	Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre	Englewood, CO	7/24	7/27
Houston	Houston Methodist Training Center	Houston, TX	7/25	7/30
Indianapolis	Anderson University	Anderson, IN	7/26	7/26
Jacksonville	Practice Fields at EverBank Field	Jacksonville, FL	7/25	7/27
Kansas City	Missouri Western State University	St. Joseph, MO	7/26	7/29
Miami	Baptist Health Training Facility at Nova Southeastern University	Davie, FL	7/28	7/28
New England	Gillette Stadium	Foxboro, MA	7/24	7/27
NY Jets	Atlantic Health Jets Training Center	Florham Park, NJ	7/27	7/27
Oakland	Napa Valley Training Complex	Napa, CA	7/24	7/28
Pittsburgh	Saint Vincent College	Latrobe, PA	7/27	7/28
San Diego	Chargers Park	San Diego, CA	7/29	7/29
Tennessee	Saint Thomas Sports Park	Nashville, TN	7/29	7/29

NFC

TEAM	SITE	LOCATION	ROOKIES	VETERANS
Arizona	University of Phoenix Stadium	Glendale, AZ	7/25	7/28
Atlanta	Atlanta Falcons Training Facility	Flowery Branch, GA	7/27	7/27
Carolina	Wofford College	Spartanburg, SC	7/27	7/27
Chicago	Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais, IL	7/27	7/27
Dallas	River Ridge Playing Fields	Oxnard, CA	7/29	7/29
Detroit	Detroit Lions Training Facility	Allen Park, MI	7/23	7/28
Green Bay	St. Norbert College	De Pere, WI	7/25	7/25
Los Angeles	University of California – Irvine	Irvine, CA	7/27	7/29
Minnesota	Minnesota State University – Mankato	Mankato, MN	7/28	7/28
New Orleans	The Greenbrier	White Sulpher Springs, WV	7/20	7/27
NY Giants	Quest Diagnostics Training Center	East Rutherford, NJ	7/28	7/28
Philadelphia	NovaCare Training Complex	Philadelphia, PA	7/24	7/27
San Francisco	SAP Performance Facility	Santa Clara, CA	7/30	7/30
Seattle	Virginia Mason Athletic Center	Renton, WA	7/29	7/29
Tampa Bay	One Buccaneer Place	Tampa, FL	7/25	7/27
Washington	Bon Secours Training Center	Richmond, VA	7/27	7/27

Note: The first official practice of training camp for each club at the site designated above is generally held the day after the veteran reporting date.

2016 NFL PRESEASON NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE

(All times Eastern)

DATE	GAME	NETWORK (TIME)

Sunday, August 7	NFL/Hall of Fame Game, Canton, OH: Green Bay vs. Indianapolis	ESPN (8:00 PM)

Preseason Week 1 (August 11-15)

Saturday, August 13	Dallas at Los Angeles	ESPN (8:00 PM)

Preseason Week 3 (August 25-28)

Thursday, August 25	Atlanta at Miami	NBC (8:00 PM)
Friday, August 26	Cleveland at Tampa Bay	CBS (8:00 PM)
Saturday, August 27	Tennessee at Oakland	CBS (8:00 PM)
Sunday, August 28	San Diego at Minnesota	FOX (1:00 PM)
Sunday, August 28	Arizona at Houston	FOX (4:00 PM)
Sunday, August 28	Cincinnati at Jacksonville	NBC (8:00 PM)