The early stages of many organized team activities (OTAs) is dedicated to getting back into the groove of workouts, learn any new offensive or defensive packages, and re-unite the team camaraderie for an official start to the prep for next season.
This period is far more important for rookies and younger players than older ones, so it isn't completely out of the ordinary for veterans to skip.
That was the case for left tackle Trent Williams of the San Francisco 49ers over the last couple of weeks.
Is it worrisome? Not too much. Williams is under contract (and handsomely paid), is healthy, and returns as a five-year veteran with the club under head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Would it have been nice for Williams to show up earlier? Of course, but these sessions aren't mandatory ... and I don't think you'll find teammates walking up to Trent Williams and demanding he come to practice.
Tuesday - the second-to-last day of Phase 1 in the Niners program - Williams came to work to quiet any and all concerns.
Reports say Williams was in the building and healthy for practice. So, all is well.
"AMEN" one fan wrote on social media about the news.
"This is great to hear," said another.
"Love it. All Pro, Pro Bowl and SB Champion incoming," an optimistic fan added.
Shanahan had expressed that he expected to see Williams "soon", and the assumption was he would present starting at the mandatory minicamp scheduled for June 10-11.
The 49ers will host one more day of OTA practice on June 5 before taking the weekend off ahead of minicamp next week.
Williams, 36, signed what could be his last NFL contract just before the kickoff of last season in a three-year $82.66 million deal.
That deal wasn't before Williams exercised a holdout from the Niners, but those were not the bulk of the concerns this offseason with him under contract.
He enters 2025 - his 15th season in the league - with a bit more to prove than he's had in the past. Last season he missed seven games and saw an interruption to his streak of three consecutive First Team All-Pro honors.