Customizing the NFL calendar for the best team of the NFL salary cap era – the New England Patriots.
| December 29 | Clubs could start signing free agent players for the 2015 season. Patriots signed Rufus Johnson, Dion Lewis, and Antonio Johnson to 2015 contracts |
| December 29 | Patriots may renegotiate or extend the rookie contract of a drafted rookie who was selected in the 2012 NFL Draft (Chandler Jones, Dont’a Hightower, Tavon Wilson, Nate Ebner, and Alfonzo Dennard). Any permissible renegotiated or extended player contract will not be considered a rookie contract, and will not be subject to the rules that limit rookie contracts. |