minicamp
noun
mini·camp
ˈmi-nē-ˌkamp 
: a special abbreviated training camp for football players held usually in the spring or early summer
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May 2 — Rookie minicamps open, as on-field preparations for the 2025 NFL season begin 🏈.
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Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Ivey, 28, will report to West Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 10 as part of a minor-league minicamp that runs simultaneously with major-league spring training.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 29 Jan. 2025
At an offseason minicamp in April 2019, Ryan joked with reporters about his fuller frame, hilariously blaming it on fatherhood.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Three months later, Bosa and Mack spoke publicly for the first time since the negotiations and decisions, on the second day of Harbaugh’s minicamp in June.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Ivey, 28, will report to West Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 10 as part of a minor-league minicamp that runs simultaneously with major-league spring training.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 29 Jan. 2025
At an offseason minicamp in April 2019, Ryan joked with reporters about his fuller frame, hilariously blaming it on fatherhood.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Three months later, Bosa and Mack spoke publicly for the first time since the negotiations and decisions, on the second day of Harbaugh’s minicamp in June.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Minicamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minicamp. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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