Rookie mini-camp set for this weekend

The New York Giants will hold their rookie mini-camp this weekend. That makes this a good time to go through the key dates of the offseason for head coach Brian Daboll’s team.

Rookie mini-camp

Friday, May 10
Saturday, May 11

This will be the first opportunity for the Giants to get their rookie class — the six draft picks, undrafted free agent signees and tryout players — on the field.

A year ago, Daboll held a pair of very light practices. He was mindful of the heavy workloads and hectic travel schedule players had endured during the buildup to the draft and did not want to physically tax them.

I would expect a similar approach this time.

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Schedule release

The schedule release is tentatively set for Wednesday, May 15.

We already know who the Giants’ opponents are going to be, and by the 2023 opponents’ winning percentage metric that the Giants have the league’s sixth-toughest schedule for 2024.

Here are New York’s 2024 opponents:

Home

Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts

Away

Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers

OTAs

Phase 3 of the offseason program includes 10 offseason training activities (OTAs). The dtaes are as follows:

May 20-21
May 23
May 28-29
May 31
June 3-4
June 6-7

Media will have access to the workouts on May 23, May 30 and June 6.

Mandatory mini-camp

June 11-13

Media will have access to the first two days.

Training camp

No dates have been announced. Camp, though, usually begins the last week of July.