| Date 
 | Event 
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|  |  | 
| February          18-24 
 | Scouting          Combine, Indianapolis, Indiana. 
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| February          20 
 | Deadline          for clubs to designate franchise and transition players. 
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| February          24 
 | NFL          Europe League training camps open. 
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| February          27 
 | Deadline          for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to their restricted free          agents whose contracts have expired and to whom they desire to retain          a right of first refusal/compensation. 
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| February          27 
 | Deadline          for clubs to submit offer of minimum salary to retain exclusive negotiating          rights to their players with fewer than three seasons of free agency credit          whose contracts have expired. 
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| February          28 
 | Veteran          free agency signing period begins. 
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| February          28 
 | Trading          period begins. 
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| March          23-26 
 | NFL          Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona. 
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| April          18 
 | Signing          period ends for restricted free agents. 
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| April          25 
 | Deadline          for old club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents. 
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| April          26-27 
 | NFL          Draft, New York City. 
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