March 4
• Expiration of all player contracts due to expire in 2010
• 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
• Veteran free agency signing period begins
• Trading period begins
March 15
Patriots offseason workout program begins
March 21–24
NFL Annual Meeting, Orlando FL
April 15
Deadline for signing of Offer Sheets by Restricted Free Agents
April 16
Bill Belichick's 58th birthday
April 21
Deadline for old club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents
April 22
NFL Draft, Round 1, 7:30 PM ET
April 23
NFL Draft, Rounds 2–3, 6:30 PM ET
April 24
NFL Draft, Rounds 4–7, 10:00 AM ET
May 24–26
NFL Spring Meeting, Dallas TX
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, CA
Mid–July
Training camps open
July 22
Signing period ends at 4:00 PM ET for unrestricted free agents who received June 1 tender
August 8
Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, OH
August 12–16
First preseason weekend
August 31
Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players
September 4
Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players
September 9–13
Kickoff 2010 Weekend |
