Team facilities are open; playbooks can be distributed; OTAs can begin-Tommorrow

[Dpantherman]

JasonLaCanfora

League notifies teams as of 8AM Fri: Players permitted to use club facilities for physical examinations, rehab, medical treatment ...

Also, NFL tells teams: Clubs will be permitted to distribute playbooks, game film and other similar materials to players ...

Coaches may meet with players to discuss this, as well as OTAs, offseason schedules and workouts. OTAs and mini camps may begin and ...

NFL expects to give all teams guidelines for the 2011 League Year Friday which would include info on when the League Year would start

Again, many general managers and agents are preparing for the League Year starting next week, perhaps by Monday, and under 2010 rules

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[Darth Biscuit]

No surprise there... they pretty much have to.

[Dpantherman]

Im very glad to hear this, mainly because of the new system being put in place.

[Ruff]

Awesome.

[OneBadassCat]

Can't they wait until Clausen gets back from Europe?

[ncmonzta]

Cant wait until the free agent poo starts

[CatMan72]

Good, regardless of how you feel about the labor situation our new coaching staff needs to be able to start working with our players or we are doomed this year.

[PackPanther]

glad I checked, I was about to make my first post, but your just too fast man haha ;)

[panthers55]

Excellent. If we draft Newton he can begin right away learning the playbook with Whitfield and Moon as his mentors. Should be a big help.

[Jackofalltrades]

Lot of players still being turned away.

[Ruff]

Excellent. If we draft Newton he can begin right away learning the playbook with Whitfield and Moon as his mentors. Should be a big help.

Get Whitfield and Moon out of there.

If we get Cam, he better get with Mike Shula and Chud immediately. Those will be his coaches, not these other people.

[TheRealDeal]

Excellent. If we draft Newton he can begin right away learning the playbook with Whitfield and Moon as his mentors. Should be a big help.

:puke:

[PackPanther]

Excellent. If we draft Newton he can begin right away learning the playbook with Whitfield and Moon as his mentors. Should be a big help.

Why would we bring those guys. There is a reason we have our own staff. If we didnt think they could mentor a QB then those staff members shouldnt be a part of the team.

[Dpantherman]

facilities will open tomorrow actually

“We — just moments ago — notified our clubs that we think it’s appropriate under the circumstances to take additional steps in response to the injunction,” Aiello said. “So the facilities will open tomorrow at 8 a.m. Eastern time. In the meantime, clubs are free immediately to start contacting players and let them know when the facilities will be open for use.”

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/28/nfl-teams-plan-to-open-facilities-friday-morning/