Important

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February 18-24 - Scouting combine.

February 19 - Deadline to designate franchise and transition players.

February 26 - Deadline for submission of qualifying offers to restricted free agents in order to retain a right of first refusal.

 

February 27 - Veteran free agents may sign. Trading period begins.

 

March 22-25 - NFL Annual Meeting.

 

March 31 - Plaxico Burress court date.

 

April 25-26 - NFL Draft.

 

June 1 — Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned unrestricted free agents to receive exclusive negotiating rights for rest of season if player is not signed by another club by July

 

June 15 — Deadline for old clubs to withdraw original qualifying offer to unsigned restricted free agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by substituting tender of 110 percent of previous years salary.

 

June 22 —Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned restricted free agents or to extend qualifying offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights.

 

July 22— Signing period ends at 4 p.m. for unrestricted free agents who received June 1 tender.

 

Aug. 13-1— First preseason weekend.

 

Sept. 1 — Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players.

 

Sept. 5 — Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players.

 

Sept. 10— Season opener.