With the start of the off-season, people should be aware of key dates on the NFL calendar. Here is a list, feel free to add or amend:
Feb 11: Regional Combine - Baltimore Ravens Training Facility
Feb 18: Regional Combine - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Training Facility
Feb 20: Teams may designate one Franchise/Transition Player
Feb 22: NFL Scouting Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN Schedule Invitees NFL.com Coverage
Feb 24: Coin toss to determine tied draft selections
Feb 25: Regional Combine - New York Jets Training Facility
Feb 28: Conclusion of NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, IN
Mar 3: Regional Combine - Chicago Bears Training Facility
Mar 5: Deadline for designating one Franchise/Transition player (16:00 ET)
Mar 10-11: Regional Combine - Atlanta Falcons Training Facility
Mar 13: 2012 League Year starts, this includes:
- Beginning of free-agent signing period (4:00 PM ET)
- Beginning of trade period (4:00 PM ET)
- Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with fewer than three accrued seasons whose contracts have expired (4:00 PM ET)
Mar 17: Regional Combine - Cleveland Browns Training Facility
Mar 17:
- Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to retain a right of first refusal/compensation to their Restricted Free Agents whose contracts have expired
- Begin RFA signing period
Mar ??: Annual Owner's meeting
Mar ??: Compensatory Draft Picks announced
Mar ??: Official Draft Order announced
Mar 30-31: Super Regional Combine
Apr ??: 2012 regular season schedule announced
Apr 21: Deadline for tendered RFA to sign with new clubs
Apr 26: NFL Draft, Round 1, New York City, NY 7:00 PM CDT
Apr 27: NFL Draft, Round 2-3, New York City, NY 5:00 PM CDT
Apr 28: NFL Draft, Round 4-7, New York City, NY 11:00 AM CDT
Jun 1:
- Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned unrestricted free agents to receive exclusive negotiating rights for rest of the season if player is not signed by another club by Jul 22
- Deadline for old clubs to submit aqualifying offer to unsigned exclusive rights free agents of 110 percent of previous year's salary to retain exclusive negotiating rights
- Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned restricted free agents or to extend qualifying offer (110% of previous year's salary) to retain exclusive negotiating rights with exclusive rights free agents
Jun ??: NFL Rookie Symposium
Jun 15: Old clubs may withdraw original qualifying offer to unsigned Restricted Free Agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by submitting tender of 110 percent of previous year's salary
Jul ??: First Training Camps begin
Jul 22:
- Deadline for unsigned UFA to sign with new clubs, provided they have been tendered a qualifying offer by their old club
- Deadline for Transition Players to sign with new clubs
Aug 5: Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Canton, OH
Aug 6: Hall of Fame Game, Fawcett Stadium, Canton, OH
Aug 7: Deadline for players under contract to report to their clubs to earn an Accrued Season.
Aug 7: Deadline for teams to trade rights for unsigned drafted Rookies
Aug ??: Supplemental Draft
Aug 28: Roster cutdown to maximum of 80 players
Sep 2: Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players
Sep 3: Teams may establish Practice Squads
Sep 25: Waiver claims ranked by 2011 season standings
Oct 16: (4:00 PM ET)
- Trade Deadline
- Waiver System applicable for all Veteran Players
Nov 13: (4:00 PM ET)
- signing deadline for UFA who have been tendered a qualifying offer prior to June 1 but remained unsigned by other clubs through July 22
- signing deadline for RFA who have been tendered a qualifying offer prior to June 1
- signing deadline for Transition Players who remained unsigned by another club through July 22
- signing deadline for Franchise Players
Feb 11: Regional Combine - Baltimore Ravens Training Facility
Feb 18: Regional Combine - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Training Facility
Feb 20: Teams may designate one Franchise/Transition Player
Feb 22: NFL Scouting Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN Schedule Invitees NFL.com Coverage
Feb 24: Coin toss to determine tied draft selections
Feb 25: Regional Combine - New York Jets Training Facility
Feb 28: Conclusion of NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, IN
Mar 3: Regional Combine - Chicago Bears Training Facility
Mar 5: Deadline for designating one Franchise/Transition player (16:00 ET)
Mar 10-11: Regional Combine - Atlanta Falcons Training Facility
Mar 13: 2012 League Year starts, this includes:
- Beginning of free-agent signing period (4:00 PM ET)
- Beginning of trade period (4:00 PM ET)
- Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with fewer than three accrued seasons whose contracts have expired (4:00 PM ET)
Mar 17: Regional Combine - Cleveland Browns Training Facility
Mar 17:
- Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to retain a right of first refusal/compensation to their Restricted Free Agents whose contracts have expired
- Begin RFA signing period
Mar ??: Annual Owner's meeting
Mar ??: Compensatory Draft Picks announced
Mar ??: Official Draft Order announced
Mar 30-31: Super Regional Combine
Apr ??: 2012 regular season schedule announced
Apr 21: Deadline for tendered RFA to sign with new clubs
Apr 26: NFL Draft, Round 1, New York City, NY 7:00 PM CDT
Apr 27: NFL Draft, Round 2-3, New York City, NY 5:00 PM CDT
Apr 28: NFL Draft, Round 4-7, New York City, NY 11:00 AM CDT
Jun 1:
- Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned unrestricted free agents to receive exclusive negotiating rights for rest of the season if player is not signed by another club by Jul 22
- Deadline for old clubs to submit aqualifying offer to unsigned exclusive rights free agents of 110 percent of previous year's salary to retain exclusive negotiating rights
- Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned restricted free agents or to extend qualifying offer (110% of previous year's salary) to retain exclusive negotiating rights with exclusive rights free agents
Jun ??: NFL Rookie Symposium
Jun 15: Old clubs may withdraw original qualifying offer to unsigned Restricted Free Agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by submitting tender of 110 percent of previous year's salary
Jul ??: First Training Camps begin
Jul 22:
- Deadline for unsigned UFA to sign with new clubs, provided they have been tendered a qualifying offer by their old club
- Deadline for Transition Players to sign with new clubs
Aug 5: Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Canton, OH
Aug 6: Hall of Fame Game, Fawcett Stadium, Canton, OH
Aug 7: Deadline for players under contract to report to their clubs to earn an Accrued Season.
Aug 7: Deadline for teams to trade rights for unsigned drafted Rookies
Aug ??: Supplemental Draft
Aug 28: Roster cutdown to maximum of 80 players
Sep 2: Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players
Sep 3: Teams may establish Practice Squads
Sep 25: Waiver claims ranked by 2011 season standings
Oct 16: (4:00 PM ET)
- Trade Deadline
- Waiver System applicable for all Veteran Players
Nov 13: (4:00 PM ET)
- signing deadline for UFA who have been tendered a qualifying offer prior to June 1 but remained unsigned by other clubs through July 22
- signing deadline for RFA who have been tendered a qualifying offer prior to June 1
- signing deadline for Transition Players who remained unsigned by another club through July 22
- signing deadline for Franchise Players
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