In-season padded practices would plummet under new CBA

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This has to be a mistake. 14 padded practices total during the 17 week regular season. I'm all for player safety but my God. When are lineman going to get a chance to learn how to block? How are D-Lineman going to learn to use their hands? Gametime isn'twhen

In-season padded practices would plummet under new CBA | ProFootballTalk

The parties have agreed that, during the 17-week regular season, teams will conduct only 14 practices in pads.

Let’s repeat that. During the 17-week regular season, teams will have a maximum of only 14 padded practices, less wear and tear on the body. More time to lift weights and train. Most players get better at fundamentals during the season but loose strength. Now with the extra time players will be able to get physically stronger as the year goes on while not destroying their bodies with full contact drills.

More specifically, teams can have 11 padded practices during the first 11 weeks of the season, with two padded practices permitted in a given week only once. Then, for the final six weeks of the season, a total of three padded practices may be conducted.

Quick Edit: Just found out shells don't count as a padded practice. This actually might end up being a good thing. Usually players loose strength as the season goes on due to the fact that weight lifting after 2 to 3 hour full pad practices is counter productive. Now we'll see less wear and tear on players. Football won't be nearly as dangerous.