On Friday, the NFL made its 2026 offseason workout dates official . Here is the listing for the Kansas City Chiefs:
First Day: April 20
OTA Offseason Workouts (voluntary): May 26-28, June 1-3
Mandatory Minicamp: June 9-11
The league did not announce a date for the Chiefs’ rookie minicamp, but they typically like it the weekend following the draft — which in 2026 would be the weekend of Saturday, May 2.
All these dates are tentative. They are subject to change at the Chiefs’ discretion.
As a reminder, each
team’s program is conducted in three phases:
Phase One consists of the first two weeks of the program with activities limited to meetings, strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation only.
In the past, the Chiefs have made their players available to the media on the first day of Phase One.
Over the past four offseasons, Kansas City has allowed quarterback Patrick Mahomes to oversee “phase one” for the offense, hosting players-only workouts in his home state of Texas. With Mahomes spending this offseason rehabbing from a major knee injury, expect all team activities to happen in Kansas City.
Phase Two consists of the next three weeks of the program. On-field workouts may include individual or group instruction and drills, as well as “perfect play drills,” and drills and plays with offensive players lining up across from offensive players and defensive players lining up across from defensive players, conducted at a walk through pace. No live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted.
Phase Three consists of the next four weeks of the program. Teams may conduct a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity, or “OTAs”. No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted.
Notably, this year’s announced schedule only has six of the ten permitted organized team practices scheduled leading to the team’s mandatory minicamp from June 9-11.
