It's been 165 days since the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LII. Fortunately for us all, this long and occasionally maddening NFL offseason is nearly over.
If you tuned out after confetti fell, here are 20 of the most important things you missed.
1. Anthem policy imposed -- then retracted
Owners wanted desperately to remove anthem protests from public discussion, but they were starkly divided on how to do it. The plan they announced in May -- players could either stand for the anthem or go to the locker room -- resulted in ongoing public mockery as well as an NFL Players Association grievance.