From The Sidelines... PA SPORTSTICKER PRO FOOTBALL NOTE February 11, 2007 By SportsTicker 2007-08 NFL Calendar February 12 - Waiver period begins February 21-27 - Scouting Combine - RCA Dome - Indianapolis February 22 - Deadline for designation of franchise/transition players March 1 - Deadline for club to exercise options for 2007 on all players who have option clauses in their 2006 contracts - Expiration date of all player contracts due to expire after 2006 season - Deadline for clubs to submit qualifying offers to restricted free agents whose contracts are expiring - Deadline for clubs to submit minimum salary offer to exclusive rights free agents (players with less than three years of free agency credit) March 2 - Free Agency begins - Trading period begins 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 - Deadline for signing and submission of offer sheets by Restricted Free Agents April 27 - Deadline for old teams to match offer sheets submitted by restricted free agents April 28-29 - NFL Draft - New York 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 Mid-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 8 - Inaugural China Bowl - Workers Stadium - Beijing, China (New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks) :rofl2: October 28 - NFL visits London - (New York Giants vs. Miami Dolphins - Wembley Stadium) 2008 February 3 - Super Bowl XLII - Glendale, Arizona
