“We just like to be in communication with our players,” McVay said. “Certainly it is voluntary — we understand that. But as long as we just know that they’re in a good place, or what’s going on with them, [it’s fine].”

Players who were in the building for Day 1, however, included quarterback Jared Goff, running back Todd Gurley, defensive lineman Michael Brockers, and defensive tackle Aaron Donald — each of whom addressed the media.

For McVay, it’s a bit different to have Donald in the building for Day 1 given that the defensive tackle has not attended the vast majority of the last two offseason programs while the team and his representation were negotiating his lucrative contract extension.

But that’s now behind the player and team, as McVay and Donald both said they were going to sit down and come up with a solid plan for the reigning back-to-back AP Defensive Player of the Year.

“Fortunately, we don’t have to worry about him holding out or anything like that,” McVay said with a smile. “But I do think we want to be mindful of, [we’d] like you to be here, but understanding of some of the other things going on. … You don’t worry about Aaron working on his own and getting things done that are all geared toward getting us ready to play football whenever our opener is.”