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We've got the important 2017 dates for the NFL lined up for you.
There are a few important dates worth pointing out as they pertain to the Dallas Cowboys over the next few months until the 2017 regular season kicks off.
- February 5: Super Bowl
- February 28-March 6: NFL Scouting Combine.
- March 9: Offical start of Free agency.
- April 27-29: NFL Draft in Philadelphia.
- July 20: If the Cowboys play in the Hall of Fame game, July 20 is their first practice of training camp.
- July 27-30: If the Cowboys don't play in the Hall of Fame Game, their first practice of training camp is 14 days prior to their preseason opener.
- August 5: Jerry Jones likely gets enhrined in the Pro Football Hall ofFame.
- September 7-11: Opening Week of 2017 NFL regular season.
Here's a look at large parts of the official NFL calendar and its officious wording.
2017
January
January 1
Week 17
January 2
January 2
Clubs may begin signing free agent players for the 2017 season.
January 2
January 2
Clubs may renegotiate or extend the rookie contract of a drafted rookie who was selected in the 2014 NFL Draft. Any permissible renegotiated or extended player contract will not be considered a rookie contract, and will not be subject to the rules that limit rookie contracts.
January 2
January 2
Zack Martin Day: Option exercise period begins for fifth-year option for first-round selections from the 2014 NFL Draft. To exercise the option, the club must give written notice to the player on or after January 2, but prior to May 3.
January 7-8
January 7-8
Wild Card Playoff Games.
January 8-9
January 8-9
Scott Linehan Day: Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Wild Card games.
January 10
January 10
Coaches of non-playoff clubs are free to discuss employment if contract is due to expire.
January 14-15
January 14-15
Divisional Playoff Games.
January 15
January 15
Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Divisional Playoff games.
January 16
January 16
Deadline for college players that are underclassmen to apply for special eligibility. A list of players who are accepted into the NFL Draft will be sent to clubs on January 20.
January 21
January 21
East-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.
January 22
January 22
AFC and NFC Championship Games.
January 28
January 28
Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.
January 29
January 29
NFL Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida.
January 29
January 29
Scott Linehan Day, Part II: An assistant coach whose team is participating in the Super Bowl, who has previously interviewed for another club’s head coaching job, may have a second interview with such club no later than the Sunday preceding the Super Bowl.
January 31
January 31
Deadline for NFL clubs to try out and negotiate with CFL players whose 2016 contracts are due to expire at 12 noon, New York time, on February 14.
February
February 5
Super Bowl LI, NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas.
February 6
February 6
Waiver system begins for 2017.
February 14
February 14
Beginning at 12 noon, New York time, NFL clubs may begin to sign players whose 2016 CFL contracts have expired. Players under contract to a CFL club for the 2017 season or who have an option for the 2017 season are not eligible to be signed.
February 15
February 15
First day for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players.
February 28-March 6
February 28-March 6
NFL Scouting Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana.
March
March 1
Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, deadline for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players.
March 7-9
March 7-9
Clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2016 Player Contracts at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 9. However, a contract cannot be executed with a new club until 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 9.
March 9
March 9
Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must exercise options for 2017 on all players who have option clauses in their 2016 contracts.
March 9
March 9
Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must submit qualifying offers to their Restricted Free Agents with expiring contracts and to whom they desire to retain a Right of First Refusal/Compensation.
March 9
March 9
David Irving Day: Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must submit a Minimum Salary Tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2016 contracts and who have fewer than three accrued seasons of free agency credit.
March 9
March 9
Top-51 Begins. All clubs must be under the 2017 salary cap prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time.
March 9
March 9
All 2016 player contracts will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time.
March 9
March 9
Ronald Leary Day: The 2017 league year and free agency period begin at 4:00 p.m., New York time.
March 9
March 9
Trading period for 2017 begins at 4:00 p.m., New York time, after expiration of all 2016 contracts.
March 26-29
March 26-29
Annual League Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona.
April
April 3
Clubs that hired a new head coach after the end of the 2016 regular season may begin offseason workout programs.
Apr 17
Apr 17
Clubs with returning head coaches may begin offseason workout programs.
Apr 21
Apr 21
Deadline for Restricted Free Agents to sign offer sheets.
April 27-29
April 27-29
2017 NFL Draft, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
May
May 5-8
Clubs may elect to hold their one three-day post-Draft rookie minicamp from Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday.
May 9
May 9
Deadline for Prior Club to send "May 9 Tender" to its unsigned Unrestricted Free Agents. If the player has not signed a Player Contract with a club by July 22 or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later, he may negotiate or sign a Player Contract from that date until the Tuesday following the 10th weekend of the regular season, at 4:00 p.m., New York time, only with his Prior Club.
May 12-15
May 12-15
Clubs may elect to hold their one three-day post-Draft rookie minicamp from Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday.
May 22-24
May 22-24
Spring League Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
June
June 1
Deadline for Prior Club to send "June 1 Tender" to its unsigned Restricted Free Agents who received a qualifying offer for a Right of First Refusal Only in order for such player to be subject to the CBA’s "June 15 Tender" provision.
June 2
June 2
For any player removed from the club’s roster or whose contract is assigned via waivers or trade on or after June 2, any unamortized signing bonus amounts for future years will be included fully in Team Salary at the start of the 2018 League Year.
June 15
June 15
Deadline for club to withdraw qualifying offer to Restricted Free Agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by substituting "June 15 Tender" of one-year contract at 110 percent of the player’s prior-year Paragraph 5 Salary (with all other terms of his prior-year contract carried forward unchanged).
Late June
Late June
Rookie Transition Program to be held at individual clubs. Attendance is mandatory for all rookies.
July
July 15
At 4:00 p.m., New York time, deadline for any club that designated a Franchise Player to sign such player to a multiyear contract or extension. After this date, the player may sign only a one-year contract with his prior club for the 2017 season, and such contract cannot be extended until after the club’s last regular season game.
Mid-July
Mid-July
Clubs are permitted to open preseason training camp for rookies and first-year players beginning seven days prior to the club’s earliest permissible mandatory reporting date for veteran players.
Veteran players (defined as a player with at least one pension-credited season) other than quarterbacks or "injured players" (as defined in CBA Article 21, Section 6) may report to a club’s preseason training camp no earlier than 15 days prior to the club’s first scheduled preseason game or July 15, whichever is later.
Veteran quarterbacks and injured players may be required to report to the club’s preseason training camp no earlier than five days immediately prior to the mandatory reporting date for all other veteran players, provided the club has already opened (or simultaneously opens) its official preseason training camp for all rookies and first-year players.
A three-day acclimation period will apply to players who are on a club’s roster up to and including the mandatory veteran reporting date. Players who join the roster after that date may practice (including wearing pads) and play immediately after passing a physical.
July 20
Veteran players (defined as a player with at least one pension-credited season) other than quarterbacks or "injured players" (as defined in CBA Article 21, Section 6) may report to a club’s preseason training camp no earlier than 15 days prior to the club’s first scheduled preseason game or July 15, whichever is later.
Veteran quarterbacks and injured players may be required to report to the club’s preseason training camp no earlier than five days immediately prior to the mandatory reporting date for all other veteran players, provided the club has already opened (or simultaneously opens) its official preseason training camp for all rookies and first-year players.
A three-day acclimation period will apply to players who are on a club’s roster up to and including the mandatory veteran reporting date. Players who join the roster after that date may practice (including wearing pads) and play immediately after passing a physical.
July 20
First possible practice of training camp for the two teams playing in the Hall of Fame game.
July 22*
July 22*
Signing Period ends for unrestricted Free Agents to whom a "May 9 Tender" was made by prior club. After this date and until 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the Tuesday following the 10th weekend of the regular season, prior club has exclusive negotiating rights.
* or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later.
July 22
* or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later.
July 22
Signing Period ends for Transition Players with outstanding tenders. After this date and until 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the Tuesday following the 10th weekend of the regular season, prior club has exclusive negotiating rights.
July 27-30
July 27-30
First possible practice of training camp for teams for all remaining teams is 14 days prior to their Preseason Week 1 game.
August
Aug 03
Hall of Fame Game, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio
Aug 05
Aug 05
Jerry Jones Day: Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio.
August 10-13
August 10-13
Preseason Week 1.
August 29
August 29
Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must reduce their rosters to a maximum of 75 players on the Active List.
September
September 2
Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must reduce rosters to a maximum of 53 players on the Active/Inactive List.
September 2 Simultaneously with the cut-down to 53, clubs that have players in the categories of Active/Physically Unable to Perform or Active/Non-Football Injury or Illness must select one of the following options: place player on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform or Reserve/Non-Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; request waivers; terminate contract; trade contract; or continue to count the player on the Active List.September 3 Claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction will expire at 12:00 noon, New York time.
September 3 Starting at 1:00 p.m., New York time, clubs may establish a Practice Squad of 10 players.
September 7-11
Opening Week of 2017 NFL regular season.
For future reference, you can find the full and regularly updated NFL calendar with these and other dates in the Library section here on BTB:
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