The NFL’s busy offseason includes free agency, the draft and training camp. Grab a calendar and mark down these key dates that impact the Bears leading up to the 2017 regular season:
January 21: East-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.
January 21: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, StubHub Center, Carson, California.
January 22: AFC and NFC Championship Games.
January 28: Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.
January 29: NFL Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida.
January 31: Deadline for NFL clubs to try out and negotiate with CFL players whose 2016 contracts are due to expire at 11 a.