The NFL announced the Broncos’ tentative training camp schedule Thursday. Denver’s first game will be against the Bears sometime between Aug. 11-15.

The league will announce Denver’s finalized preseason dates when they announce the regular season schedule later this month. Thursday’s announcement gave us an indication of when the Broncos could start training camp.

NFL rules prohibit teams from starting training camp more than fifteen days before their preseason opener, according to ESPN’s Jamison Hensley.

If Denver opens preseason on Aug. 11 (the earliest possible date), July 27 would be the earliest they could start training camp. If Denver opens preseason on Aug. 15 (the latest possible date), July 30 would be the earliest they could start training camp.

Over the past four years, the Broncos have announced their training camp schedules on June 24, June 27, June 24 and June 25. During that same time frame, Denver has started training camp on July 31, July 24, July 25 and and July 25.

In short, expect a training camp schedule to be announced toward the end of June and for practices to start near the end of July.