NFL OFFSEASON SCHEDULE

CALENDAR FOR THE 2010 NFL SEASON

Feb. 24 - Mar. 2: NFL Scouting Combine: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind.

Feb. 25: Deadline for clubs to designate franchise and transition players.

March 4: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.

March 5: -- Start of uncapped 2010 NFL season. --
START: Veteran free agency signing period begins. Trading period begins.

March 21-24: NFL ANNUAL MEETING: Orlando, Florida.

April 15: DEADLINE: Signing Period Ends for Restricted Free Agents.

April 21: DEADLINE for old club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents.

START OF THE 2010 NFL DRAFT at 6:00 PM EST April 22, 2010.
April 22-24: 2010 NFL DRAFT, New York City.

May 24-26: NFL Spring Meeting: Dallas, Texas.

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

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 year’s salary.

June 27-30: NFL Rookie Symposium, Carlsbad, California.

Mid-July: Training camps open (different for each team).

July 22: DEADLINE: Signing period ends at 4:00 PM ET for unrestricted free agents who received June 1 tender.

Aug. 7: Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Canton, Ohio.

OFFICIAL START OF THE 2010 NFL SEASON
Aug. 8 -- PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME GAME, Canton, Ohio.

Aug. 12-16: First preseason weekend.

Aug. 31: ROSTER LIMIT: Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players.

Sept. 4: ROSTER LIMIT: Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players.

Sept. 9-13: 2010 NFL Kickoff Weekend (Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints).