Minnesota Vikings announce official dates for 2017 training camp

Aug 1, 2016; Mankato, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer directs his team at training camp at Minnesota State University. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 1, 2016; Mankato, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer directs his team at training camp at Minnesota State University. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Minnesota Vikings are getting closer to the season and this year’s training camp could be the last to take place in Mankato at Minnesota State University.

Now two weeks into the month of June, the Minnesota Vikings have completed their OTAs and minicamp and will have themselves a bit of time off before returning to the football field for the team’s training camp in late July. On Friday, the Vikings released the official training camp schedule for this year, including the exact dates for when players will be reporting.

Minnesota will hold three days of practice from July 24 to 26 with the lesser experienced players in an effort to make their adjustment to training camp a little easier. The remaining players on the Vikings’ roster will practice for the first time on July 27 and practices will continue on until August 8.

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With Minnesota’s new practice facilities set to open in March of 2018, this could very well be the last Vikings training camp to take place at Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minnesota. This will be the 52nd year that the team has held their training camp in Mankato.