FOR
USE AS DESIRED
NFL-29
7/13/01
They
had the first pick in the NFL Draft in April.
Now with that selection -- quarterback MICHAEL VICK -- the Atlanta Falcons become the first NFL club to
open training camp next Thursday, July 19 in preparation for the 2001 season.
“He
has worked as hard as any player I’ve ever coached,” says Falcons
quarterbacks coach JACK BURNS of
Vick’s offseason preparation.
Come
next week, though, Vick, the Falcons, and every
NFL player will be at work.
It’s
time for two-a-days for players, lots of fun for fans -- all in preparation for
another sure-to-be-unpredictable NFL season.
The day
after the Falcons report to their Furman University camp, the Chicago Bears and
Pittsburgh Steelers set up at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and St.
Vincent College, respectively. By
the end of the week, five other clubs open camps. And on it will go through the end of July
– 75 years after the first NFL team conducted a training camp out of
town (see chart below).
All
around the NFL, there’ll be players getting accustomed to new teams, and eight
new head coaches introducing new schemes.
One of
those coaches, GREGG WILLIAMS of the
Buffalo Bills, promises to bring loyal Bills fans real close to those
“schemes.”
Williams
plans to hold pad-popping, full-speed drills in the end zone in camp – right
in front of the fans. “They’ll
really like those situations down around the goal line and those short-yardage
areas,” says Williams.
He’ll
also hold two Monday-night practice sessions so fans who work during the day can
come out to St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York to see their team.
A 30-minute autograph session with all players and coaches will precede
the practices.
“Camp
is hard on players physically and emotionally,” says Williams.
“There’s nothing fun about it. But
when fans are cheering, it does make the day go faster, and from a coaching
standpoint, the effort and intensity is better when players know people are
looking at them.”
Williams’
attention to the fans in training camp is mirrored by many NFL teams.
Pittsburgh
will conduct two summer practices at local high school fields (“They allow
fans who may not get an opportunity to visit training camp a chance to see us in
person,” says Steelers head coach BILL
COWHER). The Green Bay Packers
will host their third annual “Family Night” scrimmage at Lambeau Field on
August 4 after which fans can win a “Shirt Off Our Back” player jersey worn
in the scrimmage they just watched (last year, more than 50,000 fans attended
the scrimmage). The Indianapolis
Colts will visit the Tennessee Titans for three days of workouts and scrimmages
in August, bringing with them quarterback PEYTON
MANNING, a state fan favorite from his University of Tennessee days.
And
talk about “going that extra step” for the fans -- how about the Dallas
Cowboys? They’re going “extra
miles” -- a lot of them!
The
Cowboys will move their entire training camp operation from Wichita Falls, Texas
to Oxnard, California for two weeks in August. The team trained in Southern California from 1963-89 and has
a strong following in the area. A
*************************************************************************************************************
FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS – 75 YEARS LATER
Seventy-five
years ago this summer, in 1926, the New York Giants became the first NFL team to
train away from its home base when they encamped at Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania.
Since
then, most NFL teams have “hit the road” every summer, returning to familiar
college towns to begin the ritual of preparing for the season.
The NFL training camp longevity king?
The Green Bay Packers will return on July 24 for their 43rd consecutive
summer at St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin.
The
longest active training camp tenures:
|
Team |
Training
Camp |
City |
Years |
|
Green
Bay Packers |
St.
Norbert College |
DePere,
Wisconsin |
43 |
|
Minnesota
Vikings |
Minnesota
State, Mankato |
Mankato,
Minnesota |
35 |
|
Pittsburgh
Steelers |
St.
Vincent College |
Latrobe,
Pennsylvania |
35 |
|
New
York Jets |
Hofstra
University |
Hempstead,
New York |
33 |
|
New
England Patriots |
Bryant
College |
Smithfield,
Rhode Island |
25 |
|
San
Diego Chargers |
UC-San
Diego |
La
Jolla, California |
25 |
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mini
Cowboys theme park will be set up for fans during the team’s stay.
“We are building interest in the Cowboys and expanding that
interest,” says Cowboys owner JERRY JONES.
And if
fans can’t make it to Western Maryland College to see the Super Bowl XXXV
champion Baltimore Ravens prepare to defend their title, they can watch them do
so on HBO television this summer for six consecutive weeks.
The
team will star in “Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Baltimore Ravens,” a
weekly inside look at an NFL
training
camp that will be captured by NFL Films and shown every Wednesday night from
August 1 through September 5 at 11:00 PM ET.
“We
welcome the focus HBO will put on us,” says Ravens head coach BRIAN
BILLICK. “We are the team to
beat, and we’d better learn how to handle the attention that comes with being
the defending champs. This series
will help us do that.”
NFL
fans can watch other teams as they prepare for the season through 11 nationally
televised games, beginning with the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in
Canton, Ohio between the Miami Dolphins and St. Louis Rams on Monday night,
August 6 (ABC-TV, 8:00 PM ET).
The
game will conclude a special weekend. The
Hall of Fame Class of 2001 – NICK
BUONICONTI, MARV LEVY, MIKE MUNCHAK,
JACKIE SLATER, LYNN SWANN, RON YARY and JACK
YOUNGBLOOD – will be inducted.
And the
environment in which all these men got their start – youth and high school
football – will be saluted in four days of festivities honoring the foundation
of the game.
More
than 80 individuals who are contributing to the growth of youth and high school
football will be honored throughout the weekend and also partake in roundtable
discussions, seminars and educational programs on their sport.
The
attendees will include a wide range of personalities – former NFL players such
as NESBY GLASGOW, PETE
METZELAARS and TOMMY REAMON
(Michael Vick’s coach) who are now high school coaches; international coaches
from Canada, Europe, Japan and Mexico; two high school coaches who are fathers
of NFL players (DAVE BRUNELL, father
of Jacksonville’s MARK; and SONNY DETMER, father of Philadelphia’s KOY and Cleveland’s TY);
six NFL High School Coaches of the Year, and even two female football coaches.
“The
lessons of teamwork, dedication and fortitude learned in youth and high school
football stay with us throughout our lives,” says NFL Commissioner PAUL
TAGLIABUE. “High school and
youth football are the foundations of our game.
This special weekend is designed to salute those coaches and
administrators who are developing that foundation.”
2001
NFL TRAINING CAMP SITES AND REPORTING DATES
AMERICAN
FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
|
CLUB |
SITE |
CITY |
ROOKIES |
VETERANS |
||
|
Baltimore
Ravens |
Western
Maryland College |
Westminster,
MD |
July
29 |
|
July
29 |
|
|
Buffalo
Bills |
St.
John Fisher College |
Pittsford,
NY |
July
25 |
|
July
28 |
|
|
Cincinnati
Bengals |
Georgetown
College |
Georgetown,
KY |
July
20 |
|
July
20 |
|
|
Cleveland
Browns |
Browns
Training Facility |
Berea,
OH |
July
22 |
|
July
27 |
|
|
Denver
Broncos |
Univ.
of Northern Colorado |
Greeley,
CO |
July
26 |
|
July
27 |
|
|
Indianapolis
Colts |
Rose-Hulman
Institute |
Terre
Haute, IN |
July
26 |
|
July
27 |
|
|
Jacksonville
Jaguars |
ALLTEL
Stadium |
Jacksonville,
FL |
July
26 |
|
July
26 |
|
|
Kansas
City Chiefs |
U.
of Wisconsin-River Falls |
River
Falls, WI |
July
28 |
|
July
28 |
|
|
Miami
Dolphins |
Nova
University |
Davie,
FL |
July
23 |
|
July
26 |
|
|
New
England Patriots |
Bryant
College |
Smithfield,
RI |
July
23 |
|
July
26 |
|
|
New
York Jets |
Hofstra
University |
Hempstead,
NY |
July
28 |
|
July
28 |
|
|
Oakland
Raiders |
Napa
Valley Marriott |
Napa,
CA |
July
20 |
|
July
20 |
|
|
Pittsburgh
Steelers |
St.
Vincent College |
Latrobe,
PA |
July
19 |
|
July
19 |
|
|
San
Diego Chargers |
UC-San
Diego |
La
Jolla, CA |
July
23 |
|
July
27 |
|
|
Seattle
Seahawks |
Eastern
Washington Univ. |
Cheney,
WA |
July
26 |
|
July
27 |
|
|
Tennessee
Titans |
Baptist
Sports Park |
Nashville,
TN |
July
25 |
|
July
27 |
|
NATIONAL
FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
|
CLUB |
SITE |
CITY |
ROOKIES |
VETERANS |
||
|
Arizona
Cardinals |
No.
Arizona University |
Flagstaff,
AZ |
July
27 |
|
July
27 |
|
|
Atlanta
Falcons |
Furman
University |
Greenville,
SC |
July
19 |
|
July
19 |
|
|
Carolina
Panthers |
Wofford
College |
Spartanburg,
SC |
July
22 |
|
July
26 |
|
|
Chicago
Bears |
Univ.
of Wisconsin-Platteville |
Platteville,
WI |
July
20 |
|
July
20 |
|
|
Dallas
Cowboys |
Midwestern
State University |
Wichita
Falls, TX |
July 20 |
|
July
20 |
|
|
|
Marriott
Residence Inn |
Oxnard,
CA |
Aug.
13 |
|
Aug.
13 |
|
|
Detroit
Lions |
Saginaw
Valley State Univ. |
Saginaw,
MI |
July
23 |
|
July
26 |
|
|
Green
Bay Packers |
St.
Norbert College |
DePere,
WI |
July
24 |
|
July
27 |
|
|
Minnesota
Vikings |
Minnesota
State, Mankato |
Mankato,
MN |
July
29 |
|
July
29 |
|
|
New
Orleans Saints |
Nicholls
State University |
Thibodaux,
LA |
July
27 |
|
July
27 |
|
|
New
York Giants |
University
at Albany |
Albany,
NY |
July
26 |
|
July
26 |
|
|
Philadelphia
Eagles |
Lehigh
University |
Bethlehem,
PA |
July
26 |
|
July
29 |
|
|
St.
Louis Rams |
Western
Illinois University |
Macomb,
IL |
July
25 |
|
July
25 |
|
|
San
Francisco 49ers |
University
of the Pacific |
Stockton,
CA |
July
25 |
|
July
28 |
|
|
Tampa
Bay Buccaneers |
University
of Tampa |
Tampa,
FL |
July
29 |
|
July
29 |
|
|
Washington
Redskins |
Dickinson
College |
Carlisle,
PA |
July
29 |
|
July
29 |
|
2001 NFL PRESEASON NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE
(All
times ET)
|
DATE |
GAME |
TIME |
NETWORK |
|
|
Monday,
August 6 |
Pro
Football Hall of Fame Game |
8:00pm |
|
ABC |
|
|
Miami
vs. St. Louis at Canton, Ohio |
|
|
|
|
Saturday,
August 11 |
Minnesota
vs. New Orleans in |
8:00pm |
|
ESPN |
|
|
San
Antonio, Texas |
|
|
|
|
Monday,
August 13 |
Miami
at Tampa Bay |
8:00pm |
|
ESPN |
|
Thursday,
August 16 |
Jacksonville
at New York Giants |
8:00pm |
|
ESPN |
|
Friday,
August 17 |
Tennessee
at St. Louis |
8:00pm |
|
FOX |
|
Saturday,
August 18 |
Baltimore
at New York Jets |
8:00pm |
|
CBS |
|
Monday,
August 20 |
Denver
at Green Bay |
8:00pm |
|
ABC |
|
Thursday,
August 23 |
Philadelphia
at Tennessee |
8:00pm |
|
CBS |
|
Friday,
August 24 |
Indianapolis
at Minnesota |
8:00pm |
|
FOX |
|
Monday,
August 27 |
American
Bowl – Mexico City |
8:00pm |
|
ABC |
|
|
Dallas
vs. Oakland |
|
|
|
|
Friday,
August 31 |
Kansas
City at St. Louis |
8:00pm |
|
ESPN |
2001
NFL TRAINING CAMPS
Following
is a list of NFL training camps, reporting dates, sites and telephone numbers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARIZONA
CARDINALS |
July
27 |
Northern
Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Paul Jensen, Greg Gladysiewski |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
520/523-1818 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
520/523-1855 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
520/523-1860 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ATLANTA
FALCONS |
July
19 |
Furman
University, Greenville, SC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Aaron Salkin,
Frank Kleha |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
864-294-6400 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
864-294-2556 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
864-294-2589 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
BALTIMORE
RAVENS |
July
29 |
Western
Maryland College, Westminster, MD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Kevin Byrne,
Francine Lubera |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
410/840-5000 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
410/840-5006 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
410/857-1900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
BUFFALO
BILLS |
July
25 |
St.
John Fisher College, Rochester, NY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Scott Berchtold,
Mark Dalton |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
716/218-7400 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
716/218-7500 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
TBA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAROLINA
PANTHERS |
July
22 |
Wofford
College, Spartanburg, SC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Charlie Dayton, Bruce Speight |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
864/597-4700 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
864/597-4719 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
864/597-4715 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHICAGO
BEARS |
July
20 |
University
of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, WI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Scott Hagel, Jim Christman |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
608/342-1201 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
608/342-1350 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
608/342-1350 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CINCINNATI
BENGALS |
July
20 |
Georgetown
College, Georgetown, KY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Jack Brennan, P.J. Combs |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
502/868-6300 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
502/868-6300 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
502/868-6300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLEVELAND
BROWNS |
July
22 |
Cleveland
Browns Training Facility, Berea, OH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Todd Stewart, Ken Mather |
|
|
|
|
Office |
440/891-5000 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
440/891-5164 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
440/891-7501 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
DALLAS
COWBOYS |
July
20 |
Midwestern
State University, Wichita Falls, TX |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Rich Dalrymple, Brett Daniels |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
940/397-6700 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
940/397-6905 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
940/397-6910 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
DENVER
BRONCOS |
July
26 |
University
of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Jim Saccomano, Paul Kirk, Richard Stewart |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
303/637-4332 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
303/637-4335 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
303/637-4339 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
DETROIT
LIONS |
July
23 |
Saginaw
Valley State University, Saginaw, MI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Matt Barnhart, Risa Balayem |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
989/497-2785/2786 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
989/791-7750/7755 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
TBA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
GREEN
BAY PACKERS |
July
24 |
St.
Norbert College, DePere, WI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public Relations: Lee Remmel, Jeff Blumb |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
920/496-5700 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
920/496-5703 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
920/496-5703 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
INDIANAPOLIS
COLTS |
July
26 |
Rose-Hulman
Institute, Terre Haute, IN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Craig Kelley, Ryan Robinson |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
812/872-6830 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
812/872-6885 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
812/872-6884 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
JACKSONVILLE
JAGUARS |
July
26 |
ALLTEL
Stadium, Jacksonville, FL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Dan Edwards, Rick
Korch, Brent Williamson |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
904/633-6000 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
904/633-6202 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
904/633-6312 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
KANSAS
CITY CHIEFS |
July
28 |
University
of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Bob Moore, Pete
Moris |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
715/425-4881 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
715/425-4580 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
715/425-4580 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MIAMI
DOLPHINS |
July
23 |
Miami
Dolphins Training Facility, Davie, FL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Harvey Greene,
Neal Gulkis, Seth Levit |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
954/452-7000 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
954/452-7010 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
954/452-7020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINNESOTA
VIKINGS |
July
29 |
Minnesota
State, Mankato, Mankato, MN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Bob Hagan, Tom West, Ryan Monnens |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
507/387-3335 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
507/387-2447 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
507/387-5868/8280/8260 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEW
ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
July
23 |
Bryant
College, Smithfield, RI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Stacey James, Anthony Moretti, Kathleen Whiteside |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
401/232-1776 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
401/232-1776 ex: 23051 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
401/232-1776 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEW
ORLEANS SAINTS |
July
27 |
Nicholls
State University, Thibodaux, LA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Greg Bensel, Chris Pika, Justin Macione |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
985/493-2528 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
985/493-2636 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
985/493-2636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEW
YORK GIANTS |
July
26 |
University
at Albany, Albany, NY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Pat Hanlon, Peter John-Baptiste, Avis Roper |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
518/442-7340 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
518/442-7365 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
518/442-7367 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEW
YORK JETS |
July
28 |
Hofstra
University, Hempstead, NY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Frank Ramos, Doug Miller |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
516/560-8100 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
516/560-8157 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
OAKLAND
RAIDERS |
July
20 |
Napa
Valley Marriott, Napa, CA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public
Relations: Al LoCasale, Mike Taylor, Craig Long |
|
|
|
|
Office
|
707/256-1000 |
|
|
|
Public
Relations |
707/256-1067 |
|
|
|
Press
Room |
707/256-1068 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
PHILADELPHIA
EAGLES |
July
26 |
Lehigh
University, Bethlehem, PA |
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Public
Relations: Derek Boyko, Rich Burg, Bob Lange |
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Office
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610/758-6868 |
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Public
Relations |
610/758-2353/974-2781 |
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610/758-2353/974-2354 |
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PITTSBURGH
STEELERS |
July
19 |
St.
Vincent College, Latrobe, PA |
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Public
Relations: Ron Wahl, David Lockett, Vicky Iuni |
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Office
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724/539-8515/8516 |
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Public
Relations |
724/532-7248 |
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Room |
724/537-6591 |
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ST.
LOUIS RAMS |
July
25 |
Western
Illinois University, Macomb, IL |
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Public
Relations: Rick Smith, Duane Lewis, Doug Bray |
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Office
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309/298-4400 |
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Public
Relations |
309/298-4411 |
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Press
Room |
309/298-4415 |
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SAN
DIEGO CHARGERS |
July
23 |
University
of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA |
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Public
Relations: Bill Johnston, Scott Yoffe, Jennifer Rojas |
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Office
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858-455-1976 |
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Public
Relations |
858/455-1088 |
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Press
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858/455-1984 |
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SAN
FRANCISCO 49ERS |
July
25 |
University
of the Pacific, Stockton, CA |
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Public
Relations: Kirk Reynolds, Chad Steele |
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Office
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209/932-4949 |
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Public
Relations |
209/932-4954 |
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Press
Room |
TBA |
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SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS |
July
26 |
Eastern
Washington University, Cheney, WA |
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Public
Relations: Dave Pearson, Lane Gammel |
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Office
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509/359-2000 |
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Public
Relations |
509/359-2003 |
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Press
Room |
509/359-2820 |
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TAMPA
BAY BUCCANEERS |
July
29 |
University
of Tampa, Tampa, FL |
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Public
Relations: Reggie Roberts, Jeff Kamis |
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Office
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813/250-8350 |
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Public
Relations |
813/767-9547 |
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Press
Room |
813/250-8390 |
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TENNESSEE
TITANS |
July
25 |
Tennessee
Titans Training Facility, Nashville, TN |
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Public
Relations: Robbie Bohren, William Bryant, Dwight Spradlin |
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Office
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615/565-4000 |
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Public
Relations |
615/565-4101 |
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Press
Room |
615/565-4102 |
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WASHINGTON
REDSKINS |
July
29 |
Dickinson
College, Carlisle, PA |
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Public
Relations: Michelle Tessier |
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Office
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717/240-3901 |
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Public
Relations |
717/254-8402 |
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Press
Room |
717/254-8403 |
IMPORTANT
DATES OF 2001 NFL SEASON
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Mid-July |
Preseason
training camps open. |
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July
22 |
Signing
period ends at 4:00 PM ET for unrestricted free agents to whom June 1
tender was made by old club, transition players, and franchise players who
are eligible to receive offer sheets. After this date and through 4:00 PM ET on November 13, old
club has exclusive negotiating rights to these players. |
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August
3-6 |
Pro
Football Hall of Fame Weekend. |
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August
6 |
Pro
Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio:
Miami vs. St. Louis |
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August
9-13 |
First
preseason weekend. |
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August
10 |
If
a drafted rookie has not signed with his club by this date, he may not be
traded to any other club in 2001. |
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August
10 |
Deadline
for players under contract to report in order to earn a season of free
agency credit. |
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August
11-15 |
Deadline
for club to provide written notice to certain unsigned players and the
NFLPA of its intent to place them on the exempt list if they fail to
report no later than one day prior to the club's second preseason game.
Any player who fails to report prior to the deadline will be
ineligible to play or receive compensation for at least three games
(preseason or regular season) from the time that he reports. |
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August
16-20 |
Second
preseason weekend. |
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August
23-37 |
Third
preseason weekend. |
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August
27 |
American
Bowl, Mexico City, Mexico: Dallas
vs. Oakland |
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August
28 |
Roster
cutdown to maximum of 65 players on active list by 4:00 PM ET.
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August
30- September 1 |
Fourth
preseason weekend. |
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September
2 |
Roster
cutdown to maximum of 53 players on active/inactive list by 4:00 PM ET.
Exemptions granted to NFL Europe League players expire at this
time. Clubs may dress minimum
of 42 and maximum of 45 players and third quarterback for each
regular-season and postseason game. |
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September
3 |
After
4:00 PM ET, clubs may establish a practice squad of five players by
signing free agents who do not have an accrued season of free agency
credit or who were on the active/inactive list for less than nine
regular-season games during their only accrued season(s).
A player cannot participate on the practice squad for more than two
seasons. |
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September
9-10 |
Kickoff
'01 Weekend. |
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September
25 |
Priority
on multiple waiver claims is now based on the current season's standing.
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October
16 |
All
trading ends at 4:00 PM ET. |
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November
13 |
Deadline
for clubs to sign by 4:00 PM ET their unsigned franchise and transition
players. If still unsigned
after this date, such players are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2001. |
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November
13 |
Deadline
for clubs to sign by 4:00 PM ET their unrestricted free agents to whom
June 1 tender was made. If
still unsigned after this date, such players are prohibited from playing
in NFL in 2001. |
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November
13 |
Deadline
for clubs to sign by 4:00 PM ET their restricted free agents to whom June
1 tender was made. If such
players remain unsigned, they are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2001. |
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November
13 |
Deadline
for clubs to sign drafted players by 4:00 PM ET.
If such players remain unsigned, they are prohibited from playing
in NFL in 2001. |
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December
29-30 |
Final
regular-season weekend. |
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2002 |
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January
5-6 |
Wild
Card Weekend. |
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January
12-13 |
Divisional
Playoffs. |
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January
20 |
AFC
and NFC Championship Games. |
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January
27 |
Super
Bowl XXXVI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA |
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February
3 |
AFC-NFC
Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii. |
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