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Important Dates for 2016 NFL Calendar Year

The 2016 offseason will be a big one for the San Francisco 49ers.

As the franchise begins its search for a new head coach, the 49ers will be allowed to get a head-start in their offseason conditioning program on April 4.

Other key dates for the NFL's 2016 calendar year can be found below.

January 4

- Clubs may begin signing free agent players for the 2016 season.

- Clubs may renegotiate or extend the rookie contract of a drafted rookie who was selected in the 2013 NFL Draft. 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.