2022 NFL training camp schedule: Reporting dates, locations, roster cut-down timeline

Soon, NFL teams will begin preparations for the 2022 season.

On July 18, rookies on the Buffalo Bills and Las Vegas Raiders will be the first to report for training camp this season. The Raiders - under first-year head coach Josh McDaniels - will play the preseason opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 4. The first full weekend of NFL preseason games is Aug. 11-14. Hall of Fame Game participants play four preseason games; all other teams play three.

Training camp reporting dates are mandatory, with rookies reporting ahead of veteran players for most teams.  Players can be fined $50,000 per day for any unexcused absence.

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Where and when are NFL training camps?

ARIZONA CARDINALS

• Location: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
• Reporting dates: July 21 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

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ATLANTA FALCONS

• Location: Atlanta Falcons Training Facility, Flowery Branch, Georgia
• Reporting dates: July 19 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

BALTIMORE RAVENS

• Location: Under Armour Performance Center, Owings Mills, Maryland
• Reporting dates: July 19 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

BUFFALO BILLS

• Location: St. John Fisher College, Rochester, N.Y.
• Reporting dates: July 18 (rookies), July 23 (veterans)

CAROLINA PANTHERS

• Location: Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.C.
• Reporting dates: July 26 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

CHICAGO BEARS

• Location: PNC Center at Halas Hall, Lake Forest, Illinois
• Reporting dates: July 23 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

CINCINNATI BENGALS

• Location: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati
• Reporting dates: July 23 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

CLEVELAND BROWNS

• Location: CrossCountry Mortgage Campus, Berea, Ohio
• Reporting dates: July 22 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

DALLAS COWBOYS

• Location: Marriott Residence Inn, Oxnard, California
• Reporting dates: July 26 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

DENVER BRONCOS

• Location: UCHealth Training Center, Englewood, Colorado
• Reporting dates: July 26 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

DETROIT LIONS

• Location: Detroit Lions Training Facility, Allen Park, Michigan
• Reporting dates: July 23 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

GREEN BAY PACKERS

• Location: Nitschke Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
• Reporting dates: July 22 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

HOUSTON TEXANS

• Location: Houston Methodist Training Center, Houston
• Reporting dates: July 24 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• Location: Grand Park, Westfield, Indiana
• Reporting dates: July 23 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

• Location: Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
• Reporting dates: July 24 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

• Location: Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Missouri
• Reporting dates: July 22 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

• Location: Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center, Henderson, Nevada
• Reporting dates: July 18 (rookies), July 20 (veterans)

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

• Location: Jack Hammett Sports Complex, Costa Mesa, California
• Reporting dates: July 19 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

LOS ANGELES RAMS

• Location: University of California, Irvine,    Irvine, California
• Reporting dates: July 23 (rookies), July 23 (veterans)

MIAMI DOLPHINS

• Location: Baptist Health Training Complex, Miami Gardens, Florida
• Reporting dates: July 19 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Location: TCO Performance Center, Eagan, Minnesota
• Reporting dates: July 24 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

• Location: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
• Reporting dates: July 19 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

• Location: Ochsner Sports Performance Center, Metairie, Louisiana
• Reporting dates: July 19 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

NEW YORK GIANTS

• Location: Quest Diagnostics Training Facility, East Rutherford, N.J.
• Reporting dates: July 19 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

NEW YORK JETS

• Location: Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, Florham Park, N.J.
• Reporting dates: July 19 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

• Location: NovaCare Complex, Philadelphia
• Reporting dates: July 26 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

• Location: Saint Vincent Collage, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
• Reporting dates: July 26 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

• Location: SAP Performance Facility, Santa Clara, California
• Reporting dates: July 26 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

• Location: Virginia Mason Athletic Center, Renton, Washington
• Reporting dates: July 26 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

• Location: AdventHealth Training Center, Tampa, Florida
• Reporting dates: July 23 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

TENNESSEE TITANS

• Location: Saint Thomas Sports Park, Nashville, Tennessee    
• Reporting dates: July 23 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS

• Location: The Park, Ashburn, Virginia
• Reporting dates: July 26 (rookies), July 26 (veterans)

When are NFL training camp roster cut-down days?

Teams open camp with a maximum of 90 players of their rosters. Teams then will trim down to the 53-player regular-season rosters in a series of three cut-down dates in August. On Aug. 16, teams must trim rosters from 90 to 85 players; from 85 to 80 players on Aug. 23, and finally from 80 to 53 players on Aug. 30.

Who is this year's HBO 'Hard Knocks' team for training camp?

For the first time, the Detroit Lions will be featured on the HBO docuseries. The five-episode series, which provides a behind-the-scenes look at training camp and the preseason, is scheduled to run Aug. 9-Sept. 6. 

The Lions posted a 3-13-1 record last season and have four consecutive last-place finishes in the NFC North. The team is entering its second season under head coach Dan Campbell.