Key 2020 NFL Offseason Dates

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For your reference and perusal.

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Key dates to know

24-March 2: The NFL scouting combine takes place in Indianapolis, with a new schedule that will feature three nights of prime-time workouts.

F Feb. 25: This is the first day that teams can apply franchise or transition tags. If the NFL is still operating under the current CBA at this time, teams can use one franchise and one transition tag. eb.

March 10: Any team wishing to use a franchise and/or transition tag must notify the league by 4 p.m. ET.

March 16-18: Teams can begin negotiating contracts with pending unrestricted free agent

March 18: The free-agent market opens at 4 p.m. ET, officially known as the start of the new league year.

March 29-April 1: Owners, coaches, general managers and team executives will gather in Palm Beach, Florida, for their annual league meeting.

April 6: The five teams with new head coaches can begin offseason workouts. That list includes the Browns, Cowboys, Giants, Panthers and Redskins.

April 20: The NFL's other 27 teams can begin offseason workouts

April 23-25: The NFL draft will take place in Las Vegas, where players will ride a boat to the red carpet among the Bellagio Hotel's famed fountains amidst scantily clad women

April 27: This marks the first day that NFL teams can sign XFL players, the day after the end of the XFL season. Can't wait for this day.

May 1-4, 8-11: Teams can hold one rookie minicamp, over a maximum of three days, during one of these weekends.

May 19-20: NFL owners will meet for their spring meeting in Marina del Rey, California. Often, this minor meeting turns into a setting for major decisions that were tabled during the March meeting.

July 15: This is the final day for a franchise- or transition-tagged player to sign a multiyear contract. After this point, such players can only play under a one-year contract and can't return to the negotiating table until after the season.

Aug. 6: The annual Hall of Fame game will be held in Canton, Ohio, with participants to be announced later this offseason.

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