2007 NFL Calendar

March 16-23

NFLPA Board of Player Reps Meeting - Maui, Hawaii
March 19

Teams may start voluntary off-season workout programs
March 25-28

NFL Owners Meeting - Arizona Biltmore - Phoenix, Arizona
April 20

Signing period ends for restricted free agents
April 27

Deadline for old team to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents
April 28-29

NFL Draft - New York
May 22-23

NFL Spring Meeting - Nashville, Tennessee
June 1 Deadline for old team to send tender to its unsigned restricted free agents or to extend qualifying offer, whichever is greater, in order to retain rights

Deadline for old team to send tender to its unsigned unrestricted free agents to retain rights if player is not signed by another club by July 22 or beginning of veteran training camp, whichever is earlier
June 15


Deadline for restricted free agents to accept qualifying offer (if higher than 110 percent of previous year's salary)
June 24-27

NFL/NFLPA Rookie Symposium - PGA National Resort and Spa - Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Late July

Training camps open
July 22



Signing period ends at 4:00 p.m. EDT for unrestricted free agents to whom June 1 tender was made by old club and for transition players and franchise players who are subject to the rules for transition players and franchise players
August 5


NFL Preseason kicks off with AFC/NFC Hall of Fame Game - Canton, Ohio (Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New Orleans Saints)
August 9


Inaugural China Bowl - Workers Stadium - Beijing, China (New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks)
August 9-13

First preseason weekend
August 28

Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players
September 1

Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players
September 6-10

Kickoff Weekend
October 28 NFL visits London - (New York Giants vs. Miami Dolphins - Wembley Stadium)

2008

February 3 Super Bowl XLII - Glendale, Arizona