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EXPANSION TEXANS FIRST TO OPEN 2002 TRAINING CAMPSThey’ve been waiting for this moment for the past 1,384 days. Since the Houston Texans were granted an NFL franchise on October 6, 1998 – 1,384 days from this Saturday, July 20 – they have planned and pointed towards one thing – the day the 97 new players on their roster report to Houston to begin the team’s first-ever training camp. Buckle ‘em up! because here come the new Texans on Saturday as the first NFL team to open 2002 training camps, followed by the other 31 in the expanded, realigned NFL that all will be in camp by July 28. “There are so many things we have to do on and off the field,” says Texans quarterback DAVID CARR, the first overall choice in the 2002 NFL Draft. The Texans will train at Reliant Park, across the street from their new home, 69,500-seat Reliant Stadium. It will be the first time an NFL team has trained in Houston since 1966, when the Houston Oilers finished a three-year summer stint at their regular-season practice facility. The Texans have set up a series of events for their new fans – some of who have fans of their own. The team has run a clever outdoor billboard campaign featuring Houston celebrities who love their football and welcome the team to town with the slogan, “Got Tickets?” (like the “Got Milk?” campaign). Featured wearing eyeblack are a diverse group that includes “DESTINY’S CHILD,” “ZZ TOP,” MARY LOU RETTON, A.J. FOYT, and former President GEORGE and first lady BARBARA BUSH. They can all welcome the Texans at: · Eight free evening practices. Fans will see the team and the Texans Cheerleaders under the lights, and be able to partake in interactive games. KILT, the Texans’ flagship radio station, will do live remotes from the night practices. Afterwards, fans will be able to line up for autographs from their new heroes. · A scrimmage against their new arch-, cross state-rival, the Dallas Cowboys. Tickets (30,000) are already sold out for the August 2 session at Robertson Stadium on the University of Houston campus. “I think the Cowboys should be one of our biggest rivalries and should generate more interest than any other rivalry in the state,” says the man who brought the NFL back to Houston, Texans owner BOB MC NAIR. “It’s a rivalry we certainly want to nurture. When we don’t play the Cowboys in the regular season, it is our intention to play them every preseason.” The Texans host the Cowboys Sunday night (September 8, ESPN, 8:30 PM ET) on Kickoff 2002 Weekend. The Cowboys-Texans scrimmage is on the site of Jeppeson Stadium, the venue of the 1962 AFL Championship ***************************** FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS Four NFL teams – Chicago, Dallas, Detroit and Tampa Bay – will encamp in new training sites this year, but many clubs will return to the familiar venues they have spent their summer months in for years. The NFL training camp longevity king? The Green Bay Packers will return on July 24 for their 44th consecutive summer at St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin. The longest active training camp tenures:
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game between the Oilers and the Dallas
Texans. Players who participated in that game will be honored as part · A Houston Texans Open House at Reliant Stadium on August 20, free to all season ticket holders. Those kinds of events are typical of the fan-friendly activities that NFL teams schedule throughout training camps. The New York Jets hold a free night practice session ending with a fireworks display (12,000 fans attended the inaugural one last summer). The Cleveland Browns will invite 1,000 youngsters from community-based programs to “junior training camp” clinics. The Miami Dolphins hold a training camp “garage sale” of old equipment with the proceeds going to high school and youth football. The Baltimore Ravens host a photo session with players…the San Diego Chargers a “Fan Fest” for children…and the San Francisco 49ers a “Football 101” seminar. Meanwhile, those fans who can’t make it to training camps this summer can experience it anyway when they tune into “Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Dallas Cowboys,” the Emmy-nominated HBO Sports series produced by NFL Films. The first sports-based reality series, taking viewers behind the scenes at the Cowboys’ training camp, will debut on HBO on July 31 (11:00 PM ET) and air each Wednesday through September 4, the day before the NFL season opens. Dallas special teams coach JOE AVEZZANO believes that the show will introduce America to two relatively unknown Cowboys – running backs TROY HAMBRICK and ROBERT THOMAS – who he predicts will be the surprise stars of the show. “It wouldn’t surprise me if either one of these guys become focal points because each of them has personality,” says Avezzano. “I like that, and HBO will like that.” With many clubs returning to familiar training-camp sites, four this year will practice at new locations. The Cowboys will now train at the Alamodome in San Antonio; Chicago Bears at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois; Detroit Lions at their new home training site in Allen Park, Michigan; and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. More and more, NFL clubs are training as close to home as possible. Chicago, for instance, after 18 years in Wisconsin, moves its camp site to Illinois. “The Bears represent not only the people of Chicago, but the people of Illinois,” says their president, TED PHILLIPS. “The state is a big part of our team’s history, beginning in Decatur (the club’s first home in 1920), and we feel it is appropriate to keep all aspects of Bears football in Illinois.” No matter where NFL clubs encamp, their presence is an economic windfall for the communities that host the teams. Thibodaux, Louisiana is a perfect example. The New Orleans Saints moved their camp there to Nicholls State University two years ago. The South Louisiana Economic Council estimates that the team’s presence last summer pumped $2.8 million into the local economy. “Camp has been good to Thibodaux and the surrounding area,” says the city’s mayor, CHARLES CAILLOUET. “The Council’s report is a good indicator to factually show that training camp has a dynamic economic impact.” Even Canton, Ohio, the birthplace of the NFL and the yearly host to the induction ceremonies of the Pro Football Hall of Fame that is the centerpiece of an 11-day summer festival, enjoys an annual economic windfall thanks to the NFL. The city estimates that $10-12 million is pumped into the local economy due to the 700,000 visitors to the festival and induction ceremonies. To accommodate the influx of fans, the induction moves this year from the Hall itself to nearby Fawcett Stadium, site of the annual Hall of Fame Game. That game – on Monday night, August 5 (ABC, 8:00 PM ET) -- will also have a Texans flavor, as the team will play the New York Giants in its first NFL action ever. The game follows the induction ceremonies on Saturday, August 3 of the class of 2002 – the late GEORGE ALLEN, DAVE CASPER, DAN HAMPTON, JIM KELLY and JOHN STALLWORTH. The weekend in Canton also features the second annual NFL Youth Football Summit that brings together more than 150 coaches, administrators and youth football supporters for seminars on all aspects of the sport. The other preseason game that weekend is also on national television (ESPN, 10:00 PM ET), as the San Francisco 49ers take on the Washington Redskins in Osaka, Japan on Saturday in that city’s first American Bowl. It will be the debut of Washington’s STEVE SPURRIER as an NFL head coach.
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Baltimore |
McDaniel College |
Westminster, MD |
July 25 |
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Buffalo |
St. John Fisher College |
Pittsford, NY |
July 24 |
July 27 |
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Cincinnati |
Georgetown College |
Georgetown, KY |
July 25 |
July 25 |
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Cleveland |
Browns Training Facility |
Berea, OH |
July 22 |
July 25 |
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Denver |
Univ. of Northern Colorado |
Greeley, CO |
July 25 |
July 25 |
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Houston |
Reliant Park |
Houston, TX |
July 20 |
July 20 |
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Indianapolis |
Rose-Hulman Institute |
Terre Haute, IN |
July 28 |
July 28 |
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Jacksonville |
ALLTEL Stadium |
Jacksonville, FL |
July 25 |
July 25 |
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Kansas City |
Wisconsin-River Falls |
River Falls, WI |
July 26 |
July 26 |
Miami |
Nova University |
Davie, FL |
July 25 |
July 28 |
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New England |
Bryant College |
Smithfield, RI |
July 22 |
July 26 |
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NY Jets |
Hofstra University |
Hempstead, NY |
July 26 |
July 26 |
Oakland |
Napa Valley Marriott |
Napa, CA |
July 25 |
July 25 |
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Pittsburgh |
St. Vincent College |
Latrobe, PA |
July 24 |
July 24 |
San Diego |
Univ. of California-San Diego |
La Jolla, CA |
July 22 |
July 26 |
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Tennessee |
Baptist Sports Park |
Nashville, TN |
July 24 |
July 26 |
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Arizona |
Northern Arizona |
Flagstaff, AZ |
July 26 |
July 26 |
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Atlanta |
Furman University |
Greenville, SC |
July 24 |
July 24 |
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Carolina |
Wofford College |
Spartanburg, SC |
July 26 |
July 26 |
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Chicago |
Olivet Nazarene University |
Bourbonnais, IL |
July 25 |
July 25 |
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Dallas |
Alamodome |
San Antonio, TX |
July 26 |
July 26 |
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Detroit |
Lions Training Facility |
Allen Park, MI |
July 24 |
July 24 |
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Green Bay |
St. Norbert College |
De Pere, WI |
July 24 |
July 26 |
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Minnesota |
Univ. of Minnesota-Mankato |
Mankato, MN |
July 26 |
July 26 |
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New Orleans |
Nicholls State University |
Thibodaux, LA |
July 26 |
July 26 |
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N.Y. Giants |
University at Albany |
Albany, NY |
July 24 |
July 24 |
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Philadelphia |
Lehigh University |
Bethlehem, PA |
July 26 |
July 29 |
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St. Louis |
Western Illinois |
Macomb, IL |
July 26 |
July 26 |
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San Francisco |
University of Pacific |
Stockton, CA |
July 21 |
July 21 |
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Seattle |
Eastern Washington Univ. |
Cheney, WA |
July 26 |
July 26 |
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Tampa Bay |
Disney’s Wide World of Sports |
Lake Buena Vista, FL |
July 28 |
July 28 |
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Washington |
Dickinson College |
Carlisle, PA |
July 22 |
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Following is a list of NFL training camps, reporting dates, sites and telephone numbers:
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ARIZONA CARDINALS |
July 26 |
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Public Relations: Paul Jensen, Greg Gladysiewski |
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928/523-1818 |
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928/523-1855 |
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928/523-1860 |
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ATLANTA FALCONS |
July 24 |
Furman University, Greenville, SC |
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Public Relations: Aaron Salkin, Frank Kleha |
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864-294-2600 |
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864-294-2560 |
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864-294-2560 |
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BALTIMORE RAVENS |
July 25 |
McDaniel College, Westminster, MD |
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Public Relations: Kevin Byrne, Chad Steele, Francine Lubera |
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Office |
410/840-5000 |
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Public Relations |
410/840-5006 |
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410/857-1900 |
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BUFFALO BILLS |
July 24 |
St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY |
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Public Relations: Scott Berchtold, Mark Dalton |
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Office |
585/218-7400 |
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585/218-7500 |
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585/218-7500 |
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CAROLINA PANTHERS |
July 26 |
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC |
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Public Relations: Charlie Dayton, Bruce Speight |
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Office |
864/597-4700 |
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864/597-4700 |
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864/597-4700 |
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CHICAGO BEARS |
July 25 |
Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL |
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Public Relations: Scott Hagel, Jim Christman |
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Office |
815/928-5821 |
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Public Relations |
815/939-5372 |
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Press Room |
815/939-5372 |
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CINCINNATI BENGALS |
July 25 |
Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY |
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Public Relations: Jack Brennan, P.J. Combs |
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Office |
502/868-6300 |
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Public Relations |
502/868-6300 |
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502/868-6300 |
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CLEVELAND BROWNS |
July 22 |
Cleveland Browns Training Facility, Berea, OH |
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Public Relations: Todd Stewart, Ken Mather |
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Office |
440/891-5000 |
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Public Relations |
440/891-5164 |
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Press Room |
440/891-7501 |
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DALLAS COWBOYS |
July 26 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX |
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Public Relations: Rich Dalrymple, Brett Daniels |
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Office |
210/207-3663 |
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Public Relations |
210/477-6716 |
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Press Room |
210/477-6716 |
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DENVER BRONCOS |
July 25 |
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO |
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Public Relations: Jim Saccomano, Paul Kirk |
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Office |
303/637-4332 |
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Public Relations |
303/637-4335 |
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Press Room |
303/637-4339 |
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DETROIT LIONS |
July 24 |
Lions Headquarters/Practice Facility, Allen Park, MI |
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Public Relations: Matt Barnhart, Craig Vandermause |
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Office |
313/216-4000 |
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Public Relations |
313/216-4221 |
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Press Room |
313/216-4224 |
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GREEN BAY PACKERS |
July 24 |
St. Norbert College, DePere, WI |
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Public Relations: Lee Remmel, Jeff Blumb |
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Office |
920/496-5700 |
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Public Relations |
920/496-5703 |
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Press Room |
920/496-5703 |
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HOUSTON TEXANS |
July 20 |
Houston Texans Practice Facility, Houston, Texas |
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Public Relations: Tony Wyllie, Brent Williamson |
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Office |
832/667-2000 |
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Public Relations |
832/667-2203 |
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Press Room |
832/667-2140 |
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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS |
July 28 |
Rose-Hulman Institute, Terre Haute, IN |
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Public Relations: Craig Kelley, Vernon Cheek |
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Office |
812/872-6830 |
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Public Relations |
812/872-6885 |
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Press Room |
812/872-6884 |
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JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS |
July 25 |
ALLTEL Stadium, Jacksonville, FL |
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Public Relations: Dan Edwards, Rick Korch |
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Office |
904/633-6000 |
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Public Relations |
904/633-6202 |
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Press Room |
904/633-6312 |
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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS |
July 26 |
University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI |
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Public Relations: Bob Moore, Pete Moris |
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Office |
715/425-4881 |
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Public Relations |
715/425-4580 |
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Press Room |
715/425-4580 |
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MIAMI DOLPHINS |
July 25 |
Miami Dolphins Training Facility, Davie, FL |
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Public Relations: Harvey Greene, Neal Gulkis, Seth Levit |
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Office |
954/452-7000 |
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Public Relations |
954/452-7010 |
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Press Room |
954/452-7020 |
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MINNESOTA VIKINGS |
July 26 |
Minnesota State-Mankato, Mankato, MN |
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Public Relations: Bob Hagan, Tom West |
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Office |
507/387-3335 |
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Public Relations |
507/387-2447 |
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Press Room |
507/387-5868/8280/8260 |
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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
July 22 |
Bryant College, Smithfield, RI |
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Public Relations: Stacey James, Anthony Moretti |
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Office |
401/232-1776 |
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Public Relations |
401/232-1776 ext: 23051 |
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Press Room |
401/232-1776 |
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NEW ORLEANS SAINTS |
July 26 |
Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA |
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Public Relations: Greg Bensel, Ricky Zeller, Justin Macione |
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Office |
985/493-2528 |
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Public Relations |
985/493-2636 |
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Press Room |
985/493-2636 |
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NEW YORK GIANTS |
July 24 |
State University-Albany, Albany, NY |
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Public Relations: Pat Hanlon, Peter John-Baptiste, Avis Roper |
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Office |
518/442-7340 |
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Public Relations |
518/442-7365 |
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518/442-7367 |
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NEW YORK JETS |
July 26 |
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY |
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Public Relations: Ron Colangelo, Doug Miller |
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Office |
516/560-8100 |
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Public Relations |
516/560-8107 |
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516/560-8157 |
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OAKLAND RAIDERS |
July 24 |
Napa Valley Marriott, Napa, CA |
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Public Relations: Al LoCasale, Mike Taylor, Craig Long |
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Office |
707/256-1000 |
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Public Relations |
707/256-1067 |
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Press Room |
707/256-1068 |
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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 |
610/758-6868 |
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Public Relations |
610/758-2353/974-2781 |
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Press Room |
610/758-2352/974-2354 |
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PITTSBURGH STEELERS |
July 24 |
St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA |
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Public Relations: Ron Wahl, David Lockett, Vicky Iuni |
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Office |
724/539-8515/8516 |
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Public Relations |
724/532-7248 |
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724/537-6591 |
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ST. LOUIS RAMS |
July 26 |
Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL |
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Public Relations: Rick Smith, Duane Lewis, Doug Bray |
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Office |
309/298-4400 |
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Public Relations |
309/298-4411 |
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309/298-4415 |
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SAN DIEGO CHARGERS |
July 22 |
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 |
858-455-1976 |
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Public Relations |
858-455-1984 |
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858/455-1984 |
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SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS |
July 21 |
University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA |
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Public Relations: Kirk Reynolds, Jason Jenkins, Darla Maeda |
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Office |
209/932-4949 |
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Public Relations |
209/932-4933 |
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209/466-7805 |
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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 |
509/359-2000 |
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Public Relations |
509/359-2003 |
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Press Room |
509/359-2506 |
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TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS |
July 28 |
Disney’s Wide World of Sports, Kissimmee, FL |
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Public Relations: Jeff Kamis, Zack Bolno |
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Office |
407/964-6112 |
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Public Relations |
813/767-9507 |
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TENNESSEE TITANS |
July 24 |
Baptist Sports Park, Nashville, TN |
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Public Relations: Robbie Bohren, William Bryant |
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615/565-4000 |
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Public Relations |
615/565-4101 |
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615/565-4100 |
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WASHINGTON REDSKINS |
July 22 |
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA |
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Public Relations: Michelle Tessier |
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717/254-8400 |
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Public Relations |
717/240-3733 |
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Press Room |
717/254-8408 |
IMPORTANT DATES OF 2002 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 12, old club has exclusive negotiating rights to these players. |
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August 2-5 |
Pro Football Hall of Fame Weekend. |
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August 3 |
American Bowl, Osaka, Japan: San Francisco vs. Washington. |
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August 5 |
Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio: Houston vs. New York Giants. |
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August 6 |
If a drafted rookie has not signed with his club by this date, he may not be traded to any other club in 2002. |
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August 6 |
Deadline for players under contract to report in order to earn a season of free agency credit. |
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August 8-12 |
First preseason weekend. |
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August 10-14 |
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 15-19 |
Second preseason weekend. |
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August 22-26 |
Third preseason weekend. |
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August 27 |
Roster cutdown to maximum of 65 players on active list by 4:00 PM ET. |
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August 28-30 |
Fourth preseason weekend. |
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September 1 |
Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players (56 for Houston) 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 2 |
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 5-9 |
Kickoff 2002 Weekend. |
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September 23 |
Houston must reduce roster to maximum of 53 players by 4:00 PM ET. |
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September 24 |
Priority on multiple waiver claims is now based on the current season's standing. |
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October 15 |
All trading ends at 4:00 PM ET. |
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November 12 |
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 2002. |
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November 12 |
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 2002. |
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November 12 |
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 2002. |
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November 12 |
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 2002. |
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December 28-30 |
Final regular-season weekend. |
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2003 |
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January 4-5 |
Wild Card Weekend. |
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January 11-12 |
Divisional Playoffs. |
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January 19 |
AFC and NFC Championship Games. |
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January 26 |
Super Bowl XXXVII, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California. |
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February 2 |
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii. |
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