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Some dates are best-guess estimates, but this list should be fairly accurate.
Feb 11: First day that teams may designate franchise or transition players
Feb 24-Mar 2: NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis IN
Feb 25: Deadline for teams to designate franchise and transition players
March 4: Expiration date of all player contracts due to expire in 2010
March 4: Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by teams to their Restricted Free Agents whose contract have expired and to whom they desire to retain the right of first refusal and compensation
March 4: Deadline for teams 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: Beginning of veteran free agency signing period
March 5: Beginning of trading period
March 13-16: NFLPA meeting, Maui, HI
March 15: Start of off-season voluntary conditioning programs
March 21-24: NFL Annual Meeting, Orlando FL
March 22: Compensatory draft picks announced
March 22: Week one primetime games announced
March 28: Preseason national TV schedule announced
March 29: Preliminary (week-by-week) preseason schedule announced
April 13: NFL schedule announced
April 15: End of signing period for Restricted Free Agents
April 21: Deadline for teams to exercise right of first refusal to Restricted Free Agents
April 22: NFL Draft, Round One, New York City (1 pm)
April 23: NFL Draft, Rounds 2 & 3, New York City (12 pm)
April 24: NFL Draft, Rounds 4-7, New York City (10 am)
April 29-May 1: Patriots rookie mini-camp
May 17-19: Patriots OTA (Passing Camp)
May 18-20: NFL Spring Meeting, Dallas TX
May 25-28: Patriots OTA
June 1: Deadline for teams to send tender to unsigned Unrestricted Free Agents to receive exclusive negotiating rights for rest of season if another team does not sign player by July 22
June 1: Deadline for teams to send tender to unsigned Restricted Free Agents or to extend qualifying offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights
June 2: Unrestricted free agents signed no longer count towards the formula for determining compensatory draft picks
June 1-2: Patriots OTA
June 4-5: Patriots OTA
June 7: Patriots Charitable Foundation Golf Tournament in Bolton MA
June 8: Patriots OTA
June 9-11: Full squad mandatory mini-camp
June 15: Deadline for teams to withdraw original qualifying offer to unsigned Restricted Free Agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by substituting a tender of 110% of previous year’s salary
June 27-30: NFL Rookie Symposium, Carlsbad CA
July 5: 24 hour waiver claiming system begins
July 14: Franchise player signing deadline; franchise players cannot sign multi-year contracts after this date
July 15: NFL Supplemental Draft
July 22: End of signing period for Unrestricted Free Agents who received June 1 tender
July 29: Training Camp opens (other NFL teams start from July 24 to Aug 3)
Aug 7: 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony, Canton OH
Aug 8: Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton OH
Aug 12-16: First preseason weekend
Aug 12: Preseason week one
Aug 19: Preseason week two
Induction into Patriots Hall of Fame; Pats Alumni Weekend
Aug 26: Preseason week three
Aug 31: Roster cut down to maximum of 75 players
Sept 2: Preseason week four
Sept 4: Roster cut down to maximum of 53 players
Sept 9-13: NFL regular season kicks off
Sept 12: Week 1
Sept 19: Week 2
Sept 26: Week 3
Oct 3: Week 4
Oct 10: Week 5
Oct 11-12: NFL Fall Meeting
Oct 17: Week 6
Oct 19: Trading deadline
Oct 24: Week 7
Oct 31: Week 8
Nov 7: Week 9
Nov 14: Week 10
Nov 21: Week 11
Nov 28: Week 12
Dec 5: Week 13
Dec 12: Week 14
Dec 19: Week 15
Dec 26: Week 16
Jan 2: Week 17
Jan 3, 2010: Regular season ends
Jan 8-9: NFL playoffs, wild card round
Jan 15-16: NFL playoffs, division round
Jan 23: Conference championship games
Feb 6: Super Bowl 45, Arlington TX
Feb 13: Pro Bowl
March 4: Beginning of Free Agency and 2011 League Year
Feb 11: First day that teams may designate franchise or transition players
Feb 24-Mar 2: NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis IN
Feb 25: Deadline for teams to designate franchise and transition players
March 4: Expiration date of all player contracts due to expire in 2010
March 4: Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by teams to their Restricted Free Agents whose contract have expired and to whom they desire to retain the right of first refusal and compensation
March 4: Deadline for teams 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: Beginning of veteran free agency signing period
March 5: Beginning of trading period
March 13-16: NFLPA meeting, Maui, HI
March 15: Start of off-season voluntary conditioning programs
March 21-24: NFL Annual Meeting, Orlando FL
March 22: Compensatory draft picks announced
March 22: Week one primetime games announced
March 28: Preseason national TV schedule announced
March 29: Preliminary (week-by-week) preseason schedule announced
April 13: NFL schedule announced
April 15: End of signing period for Restricted Free Agents
April 21: Deadline for teams to exercise right of first refusal to Restricted Free Agents
April 22: NFL Draft, Round One, New York City (1 pm)
April 23: NFL Draft, Rounds 2 & 3, New York City (12 pm)
April 24: NFL Draft, Rounds 4-7, New York City (10 am)
April 29-May 1: Patriots rookie mini-camp
May 17-19: Patriots OTA (Passing Camp)
May 18-20: NFL Spring Meeting, Dallas TX
May 25-28: Patriots OTA
June 1: Deadline for teams to send tender to unsigned Unrestricted Free Agents to receive exclusive negotiating rights for rest of season if another team does not sign player by July 22
June 1: Deadline for teams to send tender to unsigned Restricted Free Agents or to extend qualifying offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights
June 2: Unrestricted free agents signed no longer count towards the formula for determining compensatory draft picks
June 1-2: Patriots OTA
June 4-5: Patriots OTA
June 7: Patriots Charitable Foundation Golf Tournament in Bolton MA
June 8: Patriots OTA
June 9-11: Full squad mandatory mini-camp
June 15: Deadline for teams to withdraw original qualifying offer to unsigned Restricted Free Agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by substituting a tender of 110% of previous year’s salary
June 27-30: NFL Rookie Symposium, Carlsbad CA
July 5: 24 hour waiver claiming system begins
July 14: Franchise player signing deadline; franchise players cannot sign multi-year contracts after this date
July 15: NFL Supplemental Draft
July 22: End of signing period for Unrestricted Free Agents who received June 1 tender
July 29: Training Camp opens (other NFL teams start from July 24 to Aug 3)
Aug 7: 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony, Canton OH
Aug 8: Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton OH
Aug 12-16: First preseason weekend
Aug 12: Preseason week one
Aug 19: Preseason week two
Induction into Patriots Hall of Fame; Pats Alumni Weekend
Aug 26: Preseason week three
Aug 31: Roster cut down to maximum of 75 players
Sept 2: Preseason week four
Sept 4: Roster cut down to maximum of 53 players
Sept 9-13: NFL regular season kicks off
Sept 12: Week 1
Sept 19: Week 2
Sept 26: Week 3
Oct 3: Week 4
Oct 10: Week 5
Oct 11-12: NFL Fall Meeting
Oct 17: Week 6
Oct 19: Trading deadline
Oct 24: Week 7
Oct 31: Week 8
Nov 7: Week 9
Nov 14: Week 10
Nov 21: Week 11
Nov 28: Week 12
Dec 5: Week 13
Dec 12: Week 14
Dec 19: Week 15
Dec 26: Week 16
Jan 2: Week 17
Jan 3, 2010: Regular season ends
Jan 8-9: NFL playoffs, wild card round
Jan 15-16: NFL playoffs, division round
Jan 23: Conference championship games
Feb 6: Super Bowl 45, Arlington TX
Feb 13: Pro Bowl
March 4: Beginning of Free Agency and 2011 League Year
