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The end of the football offseason is fully underway as the NFL has progressively shortened the time between the last game and the first workout. Most players just spent the better part of the last four months working out with their team: hitting the weight room four or five times a week and attending mini-camp and OTA's (official team workouts). Most guys made the choice to show up for team ... [link]

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DOES IT MATTER WHEN TEAMS HOLD THEIR OFFSEASON WORKOUTS?
Published 6/26/2008 by Josh Alper at ProFootballTalk.com
... just move from June to February and March. It would have been interesting to hear a former player like Tucker discuss why so many players respond to time off by getting arrested. Chris Cooley of the Redskins is also thinking about this topic and recommending a switch. He comes at it from a completely different angle, however. He thinks it doesn’t make much sense for teams to send players away to go on vacation or what have you just before they need to be in prime physical condition. From his blog :“It’s like, bust your ass to get in shape, now take a month off. I mean, if ...

Chris Cooley Thinks the NFL Offseason Schedule Makes No Sense
Published 6/27/2008 by Stephanie Stradley at FanHouse
... Maybe it's too bad, because Washington Redskin tight end, Chris Cooley provides some thoughtful reasons why offseason schedules make no sense. In one of Cooley's magnificent blogs, he explains: ...

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