The NFL’s “legal tampering” period opens today at noon, which means we are nearly to the 2019 NFL league year. As we have already passed the Scouting Combine, the franchise tag period, and all of the college football “all-star” games, we now take another look at the NFL calendar and the upcoming important dates for the 2019 offseason, preseason, and regular season.
When does free agency begin? When is the Draft? When do training camps begin? When is the 2019 season kickoff? All of those questions can be answered.
Free Agency
- Legal Tampering period: March 11-13
- Free agency and trading begins: March 13, 4pm ET
- Deadline for RFAs to sign offer sheets: April 19
- Deadline for club to withdraw RFA offer and replace with June 15 Tender (1 year, 110% of previous salary): June 15
- Deadline to re-sign franchise player: July 15
- Deadline for new team to sign transition player: July 22
- Teams with returning head coaches may start programs: April 15
- Training camp: Mid-July (Veterans: 15 days prior to first preseason game or July 15, whichever is later; Rookies: May report up to seven days prior to veterans; Quarterbacks and injured players: May report up to five days prior to veterans if rookies have reported
- Hall of Fame Game: August 1
- Hall of Fame Weekend: August 1-4
- Deadline for signed players to report to receive accrued season: August 6
- Practice squads: September 1, 1pm ET