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In the National Football League, NFL Training Camp refers to the time before the season commences. During this time, teams will sometimes congregate at an outside location, usually a university, to conduct training camp for at least the first few weeks. This is similar to baseball's spring training.
Training camp is used in several different ways. New players and coaches use it to acclimate themselves to new teammates and new systems. Young players use the time to prove that they can become starters. Veterans use the time to prove they can still handle the workload.
Training camp is divided into several different components. The first is scrimmages. These are pseudo-games where teams run nearly full games' worth of plays. Sometimes, two practice sessions are held on the same day. This concept is referred to as two-a-days. Other parts of training camp include drills, meetings with coaches and other members of your position, weight training and pre-season games.
The latter half of Training camp leads directly into the exhibition season.
[edit] Training camp sites by team
| Team |
Site |
Location |
| Arizona Cardinals |
Northern Arizona University |
Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Atlanta Falcons |
Atlanta Falcons Training Facility |
Flowery Branch, Georgia |
| Baltimore Ravens |
McDaniel College |
Westminster, Maryland |
| Buffalo Bills |
St. John Fisher College |
Pittsford, New York |
| Carolina Panthers |
Wofford College |
Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| Chicago Bears |
Olivet Nazarene University |
Bourbonnais, Illinois |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
Georgetown College |
Georgetown, Kentucky |
| Cleveland Browns |
Cleveland Browns Training Facility |
Berea, Ohio |
| Dallas Cowboys |
Alamodome |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Denver Broncos |
Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Centre |
Centennial, Colorado |
| Detroit Lions |
Detroit Lions Training Facility |
Allen Park, Michigan |
| Green Bay Packers |
St. Norbert College |
De Pere, Wisconsin |
| Houston Texans |
Houston Texans Practice Facility |
Houston, Texas |
| Indianapolis Colts |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Jacksonville Jaguars |
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium |
Jacksonville, Florida |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
University of Wisconsin-River Falls |
River Falls, Wisconsin |
| Miami Dolphins |
Miami Dolphins Training Center |
Davie, Florida |
| Minnesota Vikings |
Minnesota State University, Mankato |
Mankato, Minnesota |
| New England Patriots |
Gillette Stadium |
Foxboro, Massachusetts |
| New Orleans Saints |
Millsaps College |
Jackson, Mississippi |
| New York Giants |
University at Albany |
Albany, New York |
| New York Jets |
Hofstra University |
Hempstead, New York |
| Oakland Raiders |
Napa Valley Marriott |
Napa Valley, California |
| Philadelphia Eagles |
Lehigh University |
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
Saint Vincent College |
Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
| St. Louis Rams |
Rams Park |
St. Louis, Missouri |
| San Diego Chargers |
Chargers Park |
San Diego, California |
| San Francisco 49ers |
San Francisco 49ers Complex |
Santa Clara, California |
| Seattle Seahawks |
Seahawks Kirkland Headquarters |
Kirkland, Washington |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex |
Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| Tennessee Titans |
Baptist Sports Park |
Nashville, Tennessee |
| Washington Redskins |
Redskins Park |
Ashburn, Virginia |
[edit] Difference with baseball
Unlike Major League Baseball teams, which congregate at locations in two states, NFL teams train all over the United States. And an increasing number of teams do so in the same facilities at which they practice all year long - 15 teams in 2007. Most of these teams departed distant locations to "come home" for training camp. For example, the Lions' camp was long held at Saginaw Valley State College, the Broncos trained at the University of Northern Colorado, and the Redskins moved in from Dickinson College, ironically the former site of Carlisle Indian School.
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