Chicago Bears training camp isn’t too far away. Now we know exactly when it will start.

Rookies will report to Halas Hall on July 19, and veterans will show up a few days later, on July 22.

The NFL released that information Wednesday, along with report dates from across the league.

The Bears’ first full-squad practice presumptively will come shortly after the veteran report date, and then it’s on.

The NFL also announced dates for joint practices, including two previously reported sessions conducted at Halas Hall.

The Bears will host a joint practice with the Miami Dolphins on Aug. 8, and another with the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 15. Those sessions will occur two days prior to preseason games against those teams at Soldier Field.

“The way I view those in the past have been, it’s a good opportunity to break up camp a little bit in a controlled setting — yet high intensity,” Bears coach Ben Johnson said in May. “I think the competitive nature of just about everybody — once you get in between those white lines against an opponent like that, it goes up another notch. That’ll be good.

“It’ll be at that point in training camp where we’ve had, call it 12, 13, 14 practices in, and just a little bit different will be good for us. For everybody, coaches and players alike. It’ll be fun to go against a different scheme. That thought process, the problems that arise that way, but also for our players being able to compete against a different opponent. The controlled setting of it is really important. I’m excited for both of those opportunities.”

Bears preseason game schedule

Aug. 10: vs. Miami Dolphins, noon CT (FOX32)
Aug. 17: vs. Buffalo Bills, 7 p.m. CT (FOX)
Aug. 22: at Kansas City Chiefs, 7:20 p.m. CT (FOX 32)