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FOR USE AS DESIRED 2003
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE CALENDAR
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January 11-12 |
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Divisional Playoffs. |
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January 19 |
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Conference Championships. |
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January 26 |
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Super Bowl XXXVII, San Diego, California (ABC). |
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February 2 |
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AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii (ABC). |
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February 18-24 |
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Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, Indiana. |
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February 20 |
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Deadline for clubs to designate franchise and transition players. |
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February 24 |
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NFL Europe League training camps open. |
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February 27 |
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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. |
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February 27 |
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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. |
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February 28 |
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Veteran free agency signing period begins. |
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February 28 |
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Trading period begins. |
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March 23-26 |
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NFL Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona. |
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April 5 |
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NFL Europe League season begins. |
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April 18 |
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Signing period ends for restricted free agents. |
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April 25 |
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Deadline for old club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents. |
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April 26-27 |
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NFL Draft, New York City. |
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May 20-21 |
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NFL Spring Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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June 1 |
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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. |
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June 1 |
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Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned restricted free agents or to extend qualifying offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights. |
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June 8 |
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NFL Europe League regular season ends. |
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June 14 |
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World Bowl XI, Glasgow, Scotland. |
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June 15 |
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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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July 22 |
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Signing period ends at 4:00 PM ET for unrestricted free agents who received June 1 tender. |
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August 4 |
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio. |