**PALM BEACH, Fla.** – "Give a little to get a little."
At the NFL owners meetings, Titans coach Brian Callahan discussed the team's upcoming eight-week offseason program, and his plans to maximize the time he has with players in April, May and June.
The Titans plan to kick off their offseason program on April 22, and it will end on June 12 for the veterans.
The team's first day of organized team activities (OTAs) is set for May 27, and the final OTA is scheduled for June 5. The Titans will conduct six OTAs (May 27, 28, 30; June 2, 3, 5) during that two-week stretch before a three-day minicamp, which is set to for June 10-12.
The entire offseason program is voluntary, with the exception of the minicamp, which is mandatory.
The 2025 calendar put Callahan in a position where he had to be creative, and it will result in him extending the team's minicamp days compared to last season to make up for fewer OTAs, and an eight-week program instead of the nine-week program allowed by the NFL.
"The philosophy is: Give a little to get a little," Callahan said. "So, if you want to go eight weeks, I need as much focus, attention and participation in a voluntary program as possible in those eight weeks.
"So that's the give and take with the players."
All NFL teams with returning coaches are allowed a maximum of 10 OTAs, along with a three-day minicamp, for a maximum of 13 days on the field. Most teams across the league, including the Titans dating back to the days of Jeff Fisher, have regularly canceled the final day of minicamp as a "reward," to give players a head start for their offseason before returning for training camp.
With the Titans beginning their offseason program on April 22, a nine-week program would've resulted in the team's minicamp ending on June 19, a week later than a year ago. It would've made for a shorter offseason break for players, some of which will be required to be back for training camp between July 21 and July 23.
Callahan didn't think that was enough of a break for the players before camp, and after consulting with other returning coaches across the league, he found a good deal of them are planning to conduct an eight-week program instead of the nine-week program.
To make up for lost time, Callahan said he'll use the maximum time allowed by the league for the minicamp days. A year ago, he kept the same time-allotted schedule from the NFL for the minicamp as the OTA days. The longer minicamp days in minicamp will make up one time for one of the lost OTA days.
While Callahan said there won't be dramatic changes to practice structure, he's planning to implement new ideas and philosophies which will carry from offseason into training camp. He believes it will result in getting better results from offseason work.
"There will be a lot of changes," he said.
Callahan said this week the team is preparing to hit the road for joint practices during training camp.
He's already talked with two teams about holding joint practices away from Nashville in back-to-back weeks in August, and is now awaiting approval from the league.
If approved, and Callahan anticipates it will be, the practices will take place leading up to preseason games with the two teams, and the Titans would stay on the road for roughly nine consecutive days in camp.