By Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff

The Patriots have announced the initial dates for their 2012 training camp in Foxborough.

The team will open camp the last week of July, with the players reporting to the team's headquarters on July 25 and then beginning practice the next day on the 26th.

The practices will be open to the public, with the remaining schedule to be determined later.

Here's the schedule currently:

Thursday July 26: 1:30 - 4 p.m.
Friday July 27: 1:30 - 4 p.m.
Saturday July 28: 1:30 - 4 p.m.
Sunday July 29: 1:30 - 4 p.m.