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When does NFL training camp begin for the 2021 season?

By Cody Williams

Jun 10, 2021; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman J.J. Watt during the Cardinals mini-camp at the Dignity Health Cardinals Training Center. Mandatory Credit: David Wallace - USA TODAY Sports via The Arizona Republic
Jun 10, 2021; Tempe, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman J.J. Watt during the Cardinals mini-camp at the Dignity Health Cardinals Training Center. Mandatory Credit: David Wallace - USA TODAY Sports via The Arizona Republic /
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NFL training camp is just around the corner and we have the report dates for all 32 teams in addition to where every team will be holding camp.

If the taste of football is on the tip of your tongue, you aren’t alone. It’s been since February that NFL fans have been waiting for the sport to take the gridiron once again. And July means that we’re one step closer as that’s when NFL training camp begins with teams ramping up for the preseason then, of course, the new 17-game regular season.

There will be plenty to watch throughout the league during training camp heading into the 2021 season. Will Aaron Rodgers report to Green Bay to rejoin the Packers? How will new faces in new places like Carson Wentz and Julio Jones look? Can stars like Dak Prescott and Saquon Barkley, among others, returning from injuries get back to form quickly? That’s just the tip of what we’ll be watching.

With fans hungry for football, they obviously can’t wait for things to get rolling. But in the past, it’s been a bit of a whack-a-mole situation as it pertains to NFL training camp dates as every team had its own set of different dates. For the 2021 season, however, that won’t be the case.

For the first time ever, NFL training camp will start at the same time for every team.

Rather than having to hunt down the sporadic report dates for all 32 teams this season, there will be a unified start for NFL training camp throughout the league. All but three squads will be reporting for camp on Tuesday, July 27.

The only teams that will differ from this shared report date will be the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Dallas and Pittsburgh can begin reporting on Wednesday, July 21 to help prepare for their appearance in the Hall of Fame Game a week before the full start to the preseason. As reigning Super Bowl champions playing in Week 1 on Thursday Night Football, the Bucs can report on Saturday, July 24.

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All told, the switch to a unified training camp start date should be welcomed. This will take out a lot of confusion and, in essence, get every team in the NFL on the same page in terms of timing. Plus, having everyone back on the field at the same time should only help but grow the level of excitement from fans that football is coming back.

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