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2005
OFFSEASON SCHEDULE
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| Feb.
6 |
Super Bowl
Super Bowl XXXIX, Jacksonville, Fla. (FOX). |
| Feb.
13 |
Pro Bowl
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii (ESPN)
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| Feb.
11 |
NFL Europe Allocation
NFL Europe League NFL Allocated Player Draft.
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| Feb.
22 |
Franchise and Transition Player Designation Date
Deadline for clubs to designate franchise and transition players.Clubs
that execute a multi-year contract with their franchise players will not
be deemed to have used their franchise designation for 2005.
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| Feb.
23-March 1 |
Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, Ind.
Coaches, scouts and other
personnel evaluators analyze NFL prospects.
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| Feb.
25 |
NFL Europe Camps
NFL Europe League training camps open, Tampa, Fla. |
| March
1 |
Minimum Salary Offer
Deadline for clubs to make minimum salary offer to retain exclusive
negotiating rights for players with fewer than three years of free agency
credit whose contracts have expired.
Contracts Expire
Expiration date of all player contracts due to expire in 2005.
Qualifying Offer Deadline
Deadline for submission of qualifying offers to restricted free
agents whose contracts have expired and to whom they desire to retain
a right of first refusal.
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| March
2 |
Free-Agent Signings
Veteran free-agency signing period begins.
Trading Period
Trading period begins.
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| March
20-23 |
NFL Annual Meeting
NFL owners meeting in Maui, Hawaii. |
Late
March/
Early April |
NFL Schedule Announced
Full NFL and team schedule announced shortly after owners meeting.
Exact date TBD.
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| April
2 |
NFL Europe Begins
NFL Europe League's opening weekend. |
| April
15 |
RFA Signing Deadline
Signing period ends for restricted free agents. |
| April
22 |
First-Refusal Deadline
Deadline for old club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted
free agents. |
| April
23-24 |
NFL Draft
Annual player selection meeting, New York. |
| April
29-May 1 |
Minicamp
Tentative dates for the first official minicamp. Closed to the public. |
| May
24-25 |
Spring Meeting
NFL Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C. |
| June
1 |
Qualifying Offers
Deadline for old club to send tender to its unsigned restricted free
agents or extend qualifying offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights.
Tenders to UFAs
Deadline for old club to send tender to its unsigned unrestricted
free agents to receive exclusive negotiating rights for the rest of the
season if player is not signed by another club by July 22.
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| June
5 |
NFL Europe Ends
NFL Europe League's last weekend of the regular season.
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| June
11 |
World Bowl
World Bowl XIII, LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany.
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| June
15 |
Qualifying Offer Withdrawls
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 year's salary.
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| Mid-July |
Start of Training Camps
NFL training camps open.
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| July
22 |
Tendered UFA Signing Ends
Signing period ends at 4 p.m. ET for unrestricted free agents who
received June 1 tender.
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| Aug.
6 |
American Bowl
Atlanta vs. Indianapolis in Tokyo, Japan
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| Aug.
8 |
Pro Football Hall of Fame Game
Atlanta vs. Indianapolis
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| Aug.
11-15 |
Preseason Opening Weekend
First full weekend of NFL preseason.
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| Aug.
30 |
First Mandatory Roster Cutdown
Roster cutdown to maximum of 65 players.
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| Sept.
4 |
Final Mandatory Roster Cutdown
Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players.
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| Sept.
8-12 |
Kickoff Weekend
First full weekend of NFL regular season.
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Some
dates tenative and subject to change.
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