The Jaguars, meanwhile, have been contemplating their revamped camp since losing first-round pick Dante Fowler to a knee injury last year.
"It's more about making sure they're in shape for it," Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. "And oftentimes, a lot of these guys, they're on the road a little bit. They're going to see different teams. Their ability to work out, whether it's lifting, running or most especially the on-the-field work, they haven't been able to do that on a consistent basis.
No 11-on-11 drills. No 7-on-7 work.
The Jaguars are holding a "rookie orientation,Nike Vapormax Plus Scontate," in which there will be a lot of meetings and a little time on the field for individual drills.
New coach Adam Gase will have his guys spend the entire minicamp in a classroom setting learning how to be Miami Dolphins,Seahawks Jersey Youth Cheap.
Other studies show draft-eligible guys shut it down after the combine and their pro day and aren't in the best of shape when they show up for rookie camps.
The Broncos initially insisted they wouldn't tweak camps following Heuerman's injury. But coach Gary Kubiak, speaking at the draft last weekend, sounded as if changes were coming. The Super Bowl champions already trimmed rookie camp from three days to two.
And teams, such as the Jaguars and Dolphins,Adidas Stan Smith Wholesale, are making major adjustments.
"It's never really made a lot of common sense to me,Raiders Jerseys Cheap," Caldwell said. "You always just crossed your fingers and hoped for the best. I think this gave us good reason to do it. Never did you think it would be something that would be season-ending, but even the little stuff.
There are studies that show all that work leads to muscle fatigue and contributes to injuries when college players begin working out with NFL teams.
Twenty-four hours after Fowler's injury, Denver Broncos tight end Jeff Heuerman tore his left ACL during rookie camp. The third-round pick was hurt covering a kick.
They will focus on the playbook, schemes and assignments. Gase also wants the rookies to get lessons in financial planning, nutrition, sports science and media relations.
The third overall selection in the 2015 draft, Fowler tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the first day of a two-day session for rookies. Fowler's knee buckled during an 11-on-11 drill, prompting general manager Dave Caldwell and coach Gus Bradley to immediately start thinking about reforming rookie camp.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins won't need helmets for rookie minicamps.
"We want to do a lot of teaching. We'd like to come out of the weekend knowing exactly where our guys are and then put them with our football team on Monday and start to acclimate them with the guys. I think everybody has taken a hard look at that, and I think we have, too."
It's essentially a two-day session to ensure newcomers won't be lost when organized team activities begin later this month.
"If a guy pulls a hamstring,Cheap Shoes Websites, then all of a sudden he spends the next six weeks rehabbing instead of getting better, stronger and in shape."
"This makes sense," Bradley said. "You might not have a guy for two or three weeks because of an injury. You might have it happen once, but as you see it more and more, it kind of makes you think a little bit to say, 'OK, this might be a legit deal. Every year it's getting worse with all the traveling they're doing.'"
The Sunshine State teams could be starting an NFL trend this week by making significant changes to the way they handle initial training sessions for draft picks and undrafted rookies.
After a grueling regular season and postseason, which might include an all-star game, they have to prepare for the NFL scouting combine, pro days on campuses and then all sorts of trips to meet and work out for NFL teams individually.
The Dolphins don't even plan to set foot on the practice field.
"There's a fine line there because you've obviously gone and drafted these young men," Kubiak said. "They work hard to get ready for the combine. What have they been doing since then? You run them in here this weekend and all of the sudden you go full-speed for four practices. Probably not the smartest thing to do, so we're adjusting.
It could end up being a groundbreaking move.
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