Updated 2009-2010 NFL Calendar
July
7/16 - Supplemental Draft
Late-July - Training camps open.
Teams must be at their 80-man roster limit before the start of camps.
August
8/9 - Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio (Buffalo Bills vs. Tennessee Titans).
8/13-8/17 - First preseason weekend.
September
9/1 - Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players.
9/5 - Final roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players.
9/10-9/14 - Kickoff 2009 Weekend.
October
10/12-10/13 - NFL Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.
This becomes a very important meeting as the NFLPA and NFL are trying to get
their CBA completed for the next term.
10/20 - Trading deadline.
10/25 - International Series, London, England (New England Patriots vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
2010
January
1/3 - Regular season ends.
1/9-1/10 - Wild Card Playoffs.
1/16 - 1/17 - Divisional Playoffs.
1/24 - Conference Championships.
1/31 - AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, South Florida (ESPN).
February
2/7 - Super Bowl XLIV, South Florida (CBS).
2/24-3/2 - NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
This is a little late for the combine. It usually is completed before February
ends.
March
3/5 - Free agency begins.
Free agency usually starts on the last day of February, so it's starting a
little later than usual.
3/21-3/24 - NFL Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida.
May
Early May - NFL Draft, New York City.
This is the first time that we recall the draft taking place in May.
5/24-5/26 - NFL Spring Meeting, Dallas, Texas.
The league likes to have this meeting around where the next Super Bowl will
be held.