Jaguars 2026 Minicamp and OTA Dates Announced
Jacksonville's offseason program is locked in and we have every date, every phase, and everything Jaguars fans need to know heading into the 2026 season.
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - JUNE 5: Head coach Liam Coen of the Jacksonville Jaguars looks on during a NFL Organized Team Activities (OTAs) offseason practice at Miller Electric Center on June 5, 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Logan Bowles/Getty Images) | Getty Images The NFL has officially released the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offseason program schedule. The Jaguars will welcome players back into the facility in two weeks, with the program set to begin on April 20th, a significant milestone for a coaching staff and roster eager to get to work after their first full offseason together.
For Liam Coen, Anthony Campanile, Heath Farwell, and the rest of Jacksonville’s second-year leadership group, April 20th marks the moment the offseason talk finally gives way to on-field work. Offseason Program April 20th – First day of offseason program May 11th – Rookie Minicamp: “Each club may hold a rookie football development program for a period of seven weeks, which in 2026 may begin on May 11. During this period, no activities may be held on weekends, with the exception of one post-Draft rookie minicamp, which may be conducted on either the first or second weekend following the draft.
The dates of each club’s post-draft rookie minicamps will be circulated at a later date. The NFL’s voluntary offseason workout program is designed to provide players with structured training, instruction, and physical conditioning heading into the new season. For Jacksonville, the program will follow the league’s standard three-phase format across an official nine-week window: Phase One: Kicks off on April 20th, where the first two weeks of the program includes activities limited to meetings, strength and conditioning, and physical rehabilitation only.
Phase Two: the next three weeks of the program, including on-field workouts which can 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 versus team defense drills is allowed. Phase Three: the next four weeks of the program where teams are allowed a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity, or “OTAs”.