NFL Season Important Dates
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 9:50 am
Feb 23-March 2 Combine
March 3-Last day to designate Franchise/Transition players
March 9-11-Tampering Period
March11-League new year, FA signing period
March 2--April 1-Owners Meeting
April 6-OTA's for teams with new Head Coaches can begin
April 17-Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets
April 22-Clubs deadline to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents who signed offer sheets
April 23-25-NFL Draft
May 1-deadline to exercise 5th year options
May 1-4 or May 8-11 Rookie camps
May 11-Rookie football development programs
May 13-17- Rookie premiere
May 14 NFL Schedule is released
May 19-20-Spring Meeting
June 1-June 1st tender deadline
June 15-Deadline to withdraw higher qualifying offers to restricted free agents
July 15-Deadline to clubs that designated a franchise player to sign said player to a contract
Mid July-Training camps begin
That get's us started.
March 3-Last day to designate Franchise/Transition players
March 9-11-Tampering Period
March11-League new year, FA signing period
March 2--April 1-Owners Meeting
April 6-OTA's for teams with new Head Coaches can begin
April 17-Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets
April 22-Clubs deadline to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents who signed offer sheets
April 23-25-NFL Draft
May 1-deadline to exercise 5th year options
May 1-4 or May 8-11 Rookie camps
May 11-Rookie football development programs
May 13-17- Rookie premiere
May 14 NFL Schedule is released
May 19-20-Spring Meeting
June 1-June 1st tender deadline
June 15-Deadline to withdraw higher qualifying offers to restricted free agents
July 15-Deadline to clubs that designated a franchise player to sign said player to a contract
Mid July-Training camps begin
That get's us started.