[Burt the Butcher]

Mon April 19th at 11:59pm - RFA Declarations are Due
Fri April 30th at 11:59pm - Soft Cap Period Ends - Renegotiations and Franchise tag due
May 1st at 12:00am - Hard Cap Period Begins, rosters rollover and bonus add
Mon May 3rd at 12:00am - RFA Bidding Opens
Mon May 31st at 11:59pm - RFA Bidding Closes
June 1st at 12:00am - Rookie Draft Begins

First Monday after rookie draft ends at 12:00am - Opening of the UFA period

August 31st at 12:00am - this will be a flexible date each year that basically commences the day after the 3rd pre-season games end (4th for the few teams that play 5). This will be approximately 7-10 days before the NFL regular season kicks off - Injured Reserve Opens

August 31st at 11:59pm - this will be a flexible date each year that basically commences the day after the 3rd pre-season games end (4th for the few teams that play 5). This will be approximately 7-10 days before the NFL regular season kicks off - Off-Season Free Agency ENDS

September 1st 12:00am (flexible date to be the day after contracts and DS are declared) - opening of In-Season Free Agency