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A Cowboys' slant on NFL key dates
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas-cowboys/post/_/id/4749367/a-cowboys-slant-on-nfl-key-dates
Feb. 16: Teams can designate franchise or transition players
Cowboys slant: Unlike last year, when the Cowboys put the franchise tag on Dez Bryant, the Cowboys do not have a candidate for the franchise or transition tag this year. Per the terms of his contract, the Cowboys could not put the tag on defensive end Greg Hardy if they wanted to. They don’t want to.
Feb. 23-29: NFL scouting combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Cowboys slant: With the fourth overall pick, this will be a big week for the Cowboys to get to know the top prospects. They got to know North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz fairly well at the Senior Bowl, but you would expect them to have face-to-face meetings with Jared Goff and Paxton Lynch, the other top quarterbacks available, in Indianapolis. The biggest part of the week is not the workouts -- it's the interview and medical exams.
March 1: Deadline to designate franchise or transition players is 4 p.m. Franchise tags are one-year fully guaranteed contracts for players set to become free agents.
Cowboys slant: See the Feb. 16 writeup.
March 7-9: Teams can begin to contact and enter into contract negotiations with agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents March 9. Contracts cannot be signed until 4 p.m. March 9.
Cowboys slant: It’s laughable to call this the legal tampering period because tampering is rampant the entire offseason. It’s just that nobody says anything about it because they all do it.
March 9: By 4 p.m., teams must submit qualifying offers to restricted free agents with expiring deals and to whom they want to retain a right of first refusal or compensation.
Cowboys slant: Guard Ronald Leary and safety Jeff Heath are the Cowboys' only pending restricted free agents. Unlike last year, when they chose not to tender an offer to cornerback Sterling Moore, the Cowboys will extend the tenders to both players. Leary could get a second-round tender, while Heath should get the right-of-first-refusal tender.
March 9: By 4 p.m., all teams must be under the 2016 salary cap.
Cowboys slant: Over the last few years the Cowboys have done a good job of cleaning up their cap so they are not in a position to restructure contracts just to get under the ceiling. As of now, the Cowboys have less than $1 million in dead money against the cap.
March 9: Free agency begins at 4 p.m.
Cowboys slant: They will be in position to do whatever they want to do in free agency. They can create plenty of cap room by restructuring the deals of Tyron Smith and Tyrone Crawford. They would rather not touch the contracts of Bryant and Tony Romo. It would be surprising to see the Cowboys set the market with early deals in free agency. Patience is often the best route...
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas-cowboys/post/_/id/4749367/a-cowboys-slant-on-nfl-key-dates
Feb. 16: Teams can designate franchise or transition players
Cowboys slant: Unlike last year, when the Cowboys put the franchise tag on Dez Bryant, the Cowboys do not have a candidate for the franchise or transition tag this year. Per the terms of his contract, the Cowboys could not put the tag on defensive end Greg Hardy if they wanted to. They don’t want to.
Feb. 23-29: NFL scouting combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Cowboys slant: With the fourth overall pick, this will be a big week for the Cowboys to get to know the top prospects. They got to know North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz fairly well at the Senior Bowl, but you would expect them to have face-to-face meetings with Jared Goff and Paxton Lynch, the other top quarterbacks available, in Indianapolis. The biggest part of the week is not the workouts -- it's the interview and medical exams.
March 1: Deadline to designate franchise or transition players is 4 p.m. Franchise tags are one-year fully guaranteed contracts for players set to become free agents.
Cowboys slant: See the Feb. 16 writeup.
March 7-9: Teams can begin to contact and enter into contract negotiations with agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents March 9. Contracts cannot be signed until 4 p.m. March 9.
Cowboys slant: It’s laughable to call this the legal tampering period because tampering is rampant the entire offseason. It’s just that nobody says anything about it because they all do it.
March 9: By 4 p.m., teams must submit qualifying offers to restricted free agents with expiring deals and to whom they want to retain a right of first refusal or compensation.
Cowboys slant: Guard Ronald Leary and safety Jeff Heath are the Cowboys' only pending restricted free agents. Unlike last year, when they chose not to tender an offer to cornerback Sterling Moore, the Cowboys will extend the tenders to both players. Leary could get a second-round tender, while Heath should get the right-of-first-refusal tender.
March 9: By 4 p.m., all teams must be under the 2016 salary cap.
Cowboys slant: Over the last few years the Cowboys have done a good job of cleaning up their cap so they are not in a position to restructure contracts just to get under the ceiling. As of now, the Cowboys have less than $1 million in dead money against the cap.
March 9: Free agency begins at 4 p.m.
Cowboys slant: They will be in position to do whatever they want to do in free agency. They can create plenty of cap room by restructuring the deals of Tyron Smith and Tyrone Crawford. They would rather not touch the contracts of Bryant and Tony Romo. It would be surprising to see the Cowboys set the market with early deals in free agency. Patience is often the best route...
