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SDOGO · 02-19-2007, 06:34 PM

February 21, Wednesday through February 27, Tuesday

February 22, Thursday

March 1, Thursday

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 offers to Exclusive Rights Free Agents (players with less than three years of free agency credit).

March 2, Friday

March 19, Monday

April 20, Friday

April 27, Friday

Deadline for Old Clubs to match Offer Sheets submitted by Restricted Free Agents

April 28, Saturday & April 29, Sunday

June 1, Friday

Deadline for old club to send tender to its unsigned Restricted Free Agents or to extend Qualifying Offer, whichever is greater, in order to retain rights. Also, deadline for old club 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.
Also cut-off date for applications to receive June 30, 2006 Severance Payments.

June 15, Friday

Deadline for Restricted Free Agent to accept Qualifying Offer (if higher than 110% of previous year's salary).

July 14, Saturday

Any club designating a Franchise Player shall have until 4 pm EDT to sign the player to a multi-year contract or extension. After July 14 the player may sign only a one-year Player Contract with his Prior Club, and such Player Contract may not be extended until after the club's last regular season game.

Mid-July

Training Camps open. Veteran players cannot be required to report earlier than 15 days prior to club's first pre-season game or July 15, whichever is later. The July 15 date is not applicable to clubs playing five pre-season games. Except for quarterbacks and "injured" players, veterans cannot participate in any organized football activity for 10 days prior to mandatory reporting date. Bonus exemptions for NFL Europe League players must be designated by start of training camp.

July 22, Sunday or Veteran Reporting Date (whichever is earlier)

Signing period ends at 4:00 pm 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.