January 15th
*Contracts reduced by one

Februaury 1st
*Free agency run

Februaury 28th
*Deadline for dues to be paid

March 1st
*Rule revision period begins

March 15th
*Free agency run

March 31st
*Rule revision period ends

April 1st
*RFA bidding begins

April 30th
*RFA bidding ends, "bids in process" may continue beyond April 30 until a final offer is reached for a player

May 11th (Providing rookies are loaded)
*ATAP Rookie Draft begins

May (First Wednesday after the rookie draft)
*Weekly free agency runs begin

July 31st
*IR is availability begins

August 6th
*Beginning of bi-weekly free agency runs

48 hours prior to the first NFL game
*Final roster cutdown (43 active players, 12 DTS players, and any IR players)