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NFL important dates

Published Jan. 1, 2013 12:00 a.m. ET

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NFL OFFSEASON IMPORTANT DATES

Date	Event
Feb. 20-26	NFL Combine in Indianapolis
March 2-3	Regional Combine, New York/New Jersey
March 9	Regional Combine, Tampa, Florida
March 10	Regional Combine, Chicago, Illinois
March 9-11	Teams can negotiate with unrestricted free agents
March 12	4 p.m. EST deadline for clubs to exercise options on all players with option clauses Clubs must submit qualifying offers to restricted free agents by 4 p.m. EST Clubs must submit minimum salary offer by 4 p.m. EST to players with less than three seasons of free agency credit and expiring 2012 contracts All 2012 player contracts expire at 4 p.m. EST Top 51 begins: All clubs must be under salary cap by 4 p.m. EST 2013 League year and free agency period begins at 4 p.m. EST Trading period begins at 4 p.m. EST
March 16-17	Regional Combine, Atlanta, Georgia
March 17-20	Annual League meeting in Phoenix
March 23-24	Regional Combine, Baltimore, Maryland Regional Combine, Seattle, Washington
April 7-8	Super Regional Combine, Dallas, Texas
April 25-27	NFL Draft in New York City
May 20-22	NFL spring League meeting in Boston
Late July	Training camps open
Aug. 3-4	Hall of Fame Enshrinement Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio Start of 2013 NFL preseason
Sept. 5-8	Kickoff to the 2013 season