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Here's a list of all the important NFL dates.
Jan 15: Deadline for underclassmen Players to declare for the draft
Jan 18: Deadline for underclassmen to withdraw application for early entry to NFL draft
Jan 24: Senior Bowl
Feb 1: Super Bowl XLIII, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
Feb 5: Beginning of period in which teams can designate franchise and transition players - in progress
Feb 8: AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 18: NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, Ind.
Feb 19: Deadline for designating franchise and transition players
Feb 24: Conclusion of NFL Scouting Combine
Feb 27: Free Agency starts, this includes:
- Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to their restricted free agents whose contracts have expired and to whom they desire to retain a right of first refusal/compensation
- Deadline for clubs to submit offer of minimum salary to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with fewer than three seasons of free agency credit whose contracts have expired
- Beginning of free-agent signing period (11 p.m. CST)
- Beginning of trade period (11 p.m. CST)
Mar 22-25: Annual owners meeting, Dana Point, Ca.
XXXX: Chiefs offseason condition program begins
Apr: 2009 regular-season schedule announced
Apr 15: Deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets
Apr 21: Deadline for old clubs to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents.
Apr 25-26: NFL Draft, New York City, N.Y.
May 18-20: NFL Spring Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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 July 22
- Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned restricted free agents or to extend qualifying offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights
Jun: Chiefs organized team activities begin
Jun 15: Deadline for old clubs to 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
Jun: Chiefs organized team activities end
Jul: NFL Rookie Symposium
Jul 22:
- Trade Deadline for franchise players
- Deadline for unsigned RFA/ERFA to sign with new clubs
Jul: Chiefs open training camp, University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Aug 9: First weekend of exhibition games
Aug: Chiefs break training camp, University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Aug: China Bowl: NE vs. SEA @ Beijing National Stadium, Beijing, China
Aug: Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players
Aug: Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players
Sept 3-6: Kickoff Week
Oct 25: International series: TB vs. NE @ Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Nov 12:
- Trade deadline
- FA signing deadline
Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day. One game to be played @ DAL (vs. OAK or SD). Game @ DET is questionable in 2009
Jan 9/10, 2010: Wildcard Weekend
Jan 16/17, 2010: Divisional Playoffs
Jan 23/24, 2010: Conference Championship
Feb 7, 2010: Super Bowl XLIV
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