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NFL-28              4/29/04

NFL MINICAMP DATES ANNOUNCED

The NFL announced a full schedule of team minicamp dates today, with 24 of the 32 clubs conducting minicamps this week.

“We get to look at our new players, No. 1,” says Detroit Lions head coach STEVE MARIUCCI about the opening of minicamps.  “No. 2, we just start working again.”

Although teams have been conducting conditioning programs for weeks, minicamp brings the new season’s first real taste of football. 

One of those anxious for this weekend is the Arizona Cardinals’ DENNIS GREEN, one of seven new NFL head coaches.

“It doesn’t matter who your roommate is, or where you eat your meal, or what time practice starts or what time it ends,” says Green.  “Everything in minicamp is based on trying to create an atmosphere that will help us win.”

The NFL minicamp schedule:  

2004 NFL MINICAMP SCHEDULE
(All camps include rookies and veterans unless otherwise noted)

ARIZONA                                  April 30-May 2  

ATLANTA                                 April 30-May 2  

BALTIMORE                             April 30-May 2 (rookies); June 7-9

BUFFALO                                 April 30-May 2              

CAROLINA                               April 30-May 2              

CHICAGO                                 April 30-May 2  

CINCINNATI                              May 7-9 (rookies); June 11-13

CLEVELAND                             April 30-May 2  

DALLAS                                   April 30-May 2 (rookies); June 5-7

DENVER                                   May 7-9

DETROIT                                  April 30-May 2  

GREEN BAY                              April 30-May 2  

HOUSTON                                May 7-9 (rookies); June 14-16

INDIANAPOLIS                         April 30-May 2  

JACKSONVILLE                       April 30-May 2  

KANSAS CITY                          April 30-May 2 (rookies); June 4-6

MIAMI                                      April 30-May 2  

MINNESOTA                             May 7-9

NEW ENGLAND                        April 30-May 2 (rookies); June 10-12

NEW ORLEANS                        April 30-May 2 (rookies); June 15-17

NEW YORK GIANTS                 May 7-9

NEW YORK JETS                      April 30-May 2  

OAKLAND                                April 30-May 2  

PHILADELPHIA                        April 30-May 2  

PITTSBURGH                           May 7-9

ST. LOUIS                                April 30-May 2 (rookies); May 21-23

SAN DIEGO                              May 7-9 (rookies); June 11-13

SAN FRANCISCO                     May 7-9

SEATTLE                                  April 30-May 2  

TAMPA BAY                             April 30-May 2 (rookies); June 22-24

TENNESSEE                             April 30-May 2  

WASHINGTON                          April 30-May 2