February 24 – March 2 -- NFL
Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
February 25 -- Deadline for
clubs 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 clubs to their restricted free agents
whose contracts have expired and to whom they desire to retain
a right of first refusal/compensation.
March 4 -- Deadline for clubs
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 -- Veteran free agency
signing period begins.
March 5 -- Trading period begins.
March 21-24 -- NFL Annual Meeting,
Orlando, Florida.
April -- 15 Deadline for signing
of Offer Sheets by Restricted Free Agents.
April 21 -- Deadline for old
club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents.
April 22-24 -- NFL Draft, New
York City.
May 24-26 -- NFL Spring Meeting,
Dallas, Texas.
June 1 -- Deadline for old
clubs to send tender to unsigned unrestricted free agents to
receive exclusive negotiating rights for rest of season if player
is not signed by another club by July 22.
June 1 -- Deadline for old
clubs to send tender to unsigned restricted free agents or to
extend qualifying offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights.
June 15 -- Deadline for old
clubs to withdraw original qualifying offer to unsigned restricted
free agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by
substituting tender of 110 percent of previous year’s salary.
June 27-30 -- NFL Rookie Symposium,
Carlsbad, California.
Mid-July -- Training camps
open.
July 22 -- Signing period ends
at 4:00 PM ET for unrestricted free agents who received June
1 tender.
August 8 -- Pro Football Hall
of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio.
August 12-16 -- First preseason
weekend.
August 31 -- Roster cutdown
to maximum of 75 players.
September 4 -- Roster cutdown
to maximum of 53 players.
September 9-13 -- Kickoff 2010
Weekend.
October 11-14 -- NFL Fall League
Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
October 19 -- Trading Deadline
October 31 -- International
Series, London, England (Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers)
January 2 -- Regular season
ends.
January 8-9 -- Wild Card Playoffs.
January 15-16 -- Divisional
Playoffs.
January 23 -- Conference Championships.
January 30 -- AFC-NFC Pro Bowl,
Honolulu, HI (FOX).
