Training Camp Tip Sheet

Training Camp Tip Sheet

- Jack Del Rio

Not that long ago the Raiders headed to Napa for the start of training camp completely uncertain of what type of team they had. How quickly time, talent and a few big free agent signings can turn things around. Now, head coach Jack Del Rio and his squad are not just a team on the rise but one many experts from around the country have pegged to push the New England Patriots for supremacy in the AFC. Given the team’s pending move to Las Vegas, it would be quite the storybook moment if the Raiders were able to win a championship while still calling Oakland home. Alas, this isn’t Hollywood and there is a lot that has to play out before the Raiders can even think about Super Bowl LII in Minnesota next February. Nevertheless, with one of their best rosters in some time, this is a Raiders team that promises to be entertaining at the very least. As always, Silver and Black Illustrated takes a look at some of the details surrounding the upcoming camp in our annual Training Camp Tip Sheet.

When it starts: For the second straight year the Raiders will report to camp in Napa on July 28, six weeks after their final minicamp in June. As is the case with the other 31 teams in the NFL, players will undergo a mandatory weigh-in and physical conditioning test before the team hits the practice field the following day. Because players check in throughout the morning and afternoon — many arriving on busses hired by the team — a team meeting will be held in the evening during which head coach Jack Del Rio will outline the plans for camp.