NFL Scouting Combine one of many events on the horizon (then-rookie QB Sam Bradford addressing media in 2010. Photo courtesy, yours truly).
A calendar listing of important league events, as released by the NFL in late December 2012. Dates are subject to change.
| Jan. 19 | East-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | ||
| Jan. 20 | AFC and NFC Championship Games | ||
| Jan. 24-25 | Regional Combine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu | ||
| Jan. 26 | Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala. | ||
| Jan. 27 | AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu | ||
| Jan. 27 | 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. | ||
| Feb. 2 | Texas vs. Nation College All-Star Game, Eagle Stadium, Allen, Texas | ||
| Feb. 3 | Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans | ||
| Feb. 9-10 | Regional Combine, Orange Coast College-Lebard Stadium, Los Angeles | ||
| Feb. 16 | Regional Combine, Methodist Training Center (Texans), Houston | ||
| Feb. 17 | Regional Combine, Cleveland Browns Training Facility, Cleveland | ||
| Feb. 20-26 | Combine Timing and Testing, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis | ||
| March 2-3 | Regional Combine, Atlantic Health Jets Training Facility, N.Y./N.J. | ||
| March 9 | Regional Combine, One Buccaneer Place, Tampa, Fla. | ||
| March 10 | Regional Combine, Halas Hall (Bears), Chicago | ||
| March 9-11 | Clubs are permitted to enter into contract negotiations with certified agents of players who will be Unrestricted Free Agents at the end of the current League Year. | ||
| March 12 | Prior to 4 p.m. ET, clubs must exercise options for 2013 on all players who have option clauses in their 2012 contracts. | ||
| March 12 | Prior to 4 p.m. ET, 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 12 | Prior to 4 p.m. ET, clubs must submit a minimum salary offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2012 contracts and who have fewer than three seasons of free agency credit. | ||
| March 12 | All 2012 player contracts will expire at 4 p.m. ET. | ||
| March 12 | Top-51 Begins. All clubs must be under the Salary Cap prior to 4 p.m. ET. | ||
| March 12 | The 2013 League Year and Free Agency period begin at 4 p.m. ET. | ||
| March 12 | Trading period begins at 4 p.m. ET for 2013 after expiration of all 2012 contracts. | ||
| March 16-17 | Regional Combine, Atlanta Falcons Training Facility, Atlanta | ||
| March 17-20 | Annual League Meeting, The Biltmore, Phoenix | ||
| March 23-24 | Regional Combine, Virginia Mason Athletic Center (Seahawks), Seattle | ||
| March 23-24 | Regional Combine, Baltimore Ravens Training Facility, Baltimore | ||
| April 7-8 | Super Regional Combine, Cowboys Stadium, Dallas | ||
| April 25-27 | NFL Draft, New York City | ||
| May 20-22 | NFL Spring League Meeting, Hyatt-Harborside, Boston | ||
| Sept. 5, 8-9 | NFL Kickoff 2013 | ||
Notes:
• Regional Combines defined, including who is eligible to attend, via NFL.com.
• Chiefs scheduled opponents in 2013.
• NFL’s 2013 regular season schedule, complete with dates and times, scheduled for spring release.
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