Feb. 2
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu

Feb. 6-10
Scouting Combine, Indianapolis.

Feb. 13
Deadline for clubs to designate franchise and transition players.

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.

Feb. 14
Veteran free agency signing period begins.

Trading period begins.

March 9-13
NFL Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, California.

April 14
Signing period ends for restricted free agents.

April 18
Deadline for old club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents.

April 19-20
NFL Draft, New York City.

May 20-21
NFL Spring Meeting, San Diego, California.

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 15.

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.

July 15
Signing period ends at 4 p.m. ET for unrestricted free agents who received June 1 tender.

July 26
Pro Football Hall of Fame Game -- Minnesota Vikings vs. Seattle Seahawks.

Aug. 31-Sept. 1
Regular season opens.

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