NFL Important Dates 2010

Stealth · Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 1961 Location: Dayton Ohio

Here’s a list of important dates for this NFL calendar year leading up to the beginning of the 2010 regular season.

Wednesday – March 2 -- NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Thursday -- 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.

Mid-March – First offseason workouts for players begin.

March 21-24 -- NFL Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida. Compensatory picks are usually announced during this time.

Mid-April: This is when the NFL usually announces the dates and times for all regular-season games. The Seahawks home and away opponents already have been determined. Seattle will host Arizona, San Francisco, St. Louis, Atlanta, Carolina, San Diego, Kansas City and the N.Y. Giants, and they will travel to Arizona, San Francisco, St. Louis, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Oakland, Denver and Chicago.

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: NFL Draft, first round, 4:30 p.m. (PT).

April 23: NFL Draft, second and third rounds, 3:30 p.m. (PT).

April 24: NFL Draft, fourth-seventh rounds, 7 a.m. (PT).

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 cut down to maximum of 75 players.

September 4 -- Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players.

September 9-13 -- Kickoff 2010 Weekend

http://blog.thenewstribune.com/seahawks/2010/02/23/2010-nfl-calendar/

Dave Hamilton · Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 1468 Location: Everett, WA

Great post!

Klytus · Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 1768 Location: Mogadore, OH

You're on a role, Stealth, with the helpful posts. Thanks.

CamasMan · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:44 pm Post subject:

Nice!

So, the next big Seahawks decision, aside from what hotel to stay at for the Combine, is about franchise and transition tags.

Do the 'Hawks choose anybody? Burleson is the only player who comes to mind, and, as I understand it, that could be more expensive than a straight up negotiation.
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TragediStrikes · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:28 pm Post subject:

Klytus · Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 1768 Location: Mogadore, OH

Also, the kicker is the one player on the team who doesn't really have to learn any new systems or work with a new coaching staff. He just does his thing. Makes sense to franchise the guy who's guaranteed to fit in.

CamasMan · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:18 am Post subject:

I was thinking the same thing. A new coach can pretty much evaluate a kicker by looking at the stats, and if he's under 45 years old. After the new staff looked at Mare's numbers, they just needed to ask around to see if he's a good guy or a jerk.

A good guy who consistently hits field goals and can get touchbacks at will? Sign the check!
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Stealth · Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 1961 Location: Dayton Ohio

Just was looking at the away schedule and the Seahawks only have one Eastern time zone game next year...At TB. That is unusual. And the schedule looks very weak, but when you're a sucky team, playing a weak schedule really doesn't matter...