minicamp

noun

mini·​camp ˈmi-nē-ˌkamp How to pronounce minicamp (audio)
: a special abbreviated training camp for football players held usually in the spring or early summer

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Ryan also condemned quarterback Aaron Rodgers for missing the team’s mandatory minicamp last June to go on vacation to Egypt. Antwan Staley, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025 May 1 - Deadline for teams to exercise fifth-year options on 2022 first-round picks (Tyler Smith for Dallas) May 2-5 or May 9-12 - Teams can hold rookie minicamp Mid May - Cowboys OTAs Early June - Cowboys mandatory team minicamp Late July - Start of Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, Calif. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025 Vele’s showed a knack for getting open and making plays since rookie minicamp in May. Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2024 Rodgers was with the team during voluntary workouts and OTA's in the offseason but missed the Jets’ two-day minicamp to instead go on a pre-planned trip to Egypt. Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for minicamp 

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of minicamp was in 1977

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“Minicamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minicamp. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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