Key offseason dates

[Squirrel]

To busy to look them up anyone want to list the key dates for offseason (ie free agency draft). Thanks!

[panther4life]

Feb. 20 - Teams can begin applying franchise and transition tags to players

Feb. 22-28 - NFL Combine (live coverage on NFL Network and NFL.com)

March 5 - Deadline for teams to apply franchise and transition tags

March 13 - Free agency begins at 4 p.m.

March 25-28 - NFL owners meetings (in Palm Beach, FL)

March 30-31 - Super Regional Combine (at Ford Field)

Mid-April - Lions' offseason program begins (they can hold a maximum of 10 OTAs during the offseason)

Late April - 2012 NFL schedule is announced

April 26 - First round of 2012 NFL Draft (Lions will pick 23rd)

April 27 - Second and third rounds of 2012 NFL Draft

April 28 - Rounds 4-7 of 2012 NFL Draft

Late July - Training camps across the league begin

Early August - 2012 preseason begins

Sept. 6 - 2012 NFL regular season begins at stadium of Super Bowl champion

[panther4life]

Feb. 20 - Teams can begin applying franchise and transition tags to players

Feb. 22-28 - NFL Combine (live coverage on NFL Network and NFL.com)

March 5 - Deadline for teams to apply franchise and transition tags

March 13 - Free agency begins at 4 p.m.

March 25-28 - NFL owners meetings (in Palm Beach, FL)

Late April - 2012 NFL schedule is announced

April 26 - First round of 2012 NFL Draft

April 27 - Second and third rounds of 2012 NFL Draft

April 28 - Rounds 4-7 of 2012 NFL Draft

Late July - Training camps across the league begin

Early August - 2012 preseason begins

Sept. 6 - 2012 NFL regular season begins at stadium of Super Bowl champion

[rayzor]

February 20: Franchise Tag

Teams can apply a franchise tag on one of their free agents, preventing that player from signing with a new team. That player will receive the average of the top-five salaries at his position, all of which will be guaranteed. There are various levels of franchising — exclusive and non-exclusive — that could allow another team to acquire that player but usually at such a cost (losing draft selections) that teams generally avoid.

February 22-28: NFL Combine

The annual NFL Combine in Indianapolis will kickoff on Wednesday, February 22, showcasing this year’s top prospects. Coverage will be live on NFL Network and NFL.com.

March 5: Deadline to Apply The Franchise Tag

If teams fail to use their franchise tag on a player by this date, then that player will be available for free agency.

March 13: Free Agency Begins At 4 p.m.

At 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13, the new league year begins and free agency kicks off, allowing unrestricted free agents to sign with any team they wish. If a team tenders a restricted free agent, then the level of that tender dictates the compensation for the original team if another team signs that player to an offer. Exclusive-rights free agents will be unable to sign with a new team no matter what if the original team tenders that player a deal.

March 25-28: NFL Owner’s Meeting

Pretty self-explanatory.

March 30-31: Super Regional Combine

Much like the National Combine in late February, the Super Regional Combine invites players that attended NFL Regional Combines, giving prospects that did not take part during the National Combine in Indianapolis an opportunity to conduct drills in front of all 32 teams.

April 26-28: 2012 NFL Draft

The first round will start on April 26, with the second and third rounds taking place on April 27 and the final four rounds on April 28.

Late July: Training Camp Begins

The Cincinnati Bengals will kickoff the 2012 Training Camp at Paul Brown Stadium.

September 6: Regular Season Kicks Off

The New York Giants will launch the new season, hosting a yet-to-be-determined opponent. Some speculate that it’ll be the New Orleans Saints.

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[Panthro]

now we just need a thread that details our free agents anf then other teams - sticky

[Squirrel]

Thanks!

[Montsta]

So who will the Panthers franchise? Will they even use it this year? Seems like we've locked up a lot of the guys that were coming up on FA last year.

[rayzor]

So who will the Panthers franchise? Will they even use it this year? Seems like we've locked up a lot of the guys that were coming up on FA last year.

doubt we will. no real need to.

[Kevin Greene]

Sticky!

[2jakefansinva]

arn't OTA's usually in June???

[Ramblin' Willie]

When do we find out if we will receive any compensatory draft picks for 2012?

[Panthercougar68]

When do we find out if we will receive any compensatory draft picks for 2012?

At the owners meeting so we won't find out till late March.

[Murph]

March 13: Free Agency Begins At 4 p.m.

At 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13, the new league year begins and free agency kicks off, allowing unrestricted free agents to sign with any team they wish. If a team tenders a restricted free agent, then the level of that tender dictates the compensation for the original team if another team signs that player to an offer. Exclusive-rights free agents will be unable to sign with a new team no matter what if the original team tenders that player a deal.

This is the first date that mentions restricted free agents and it makes it sound like a team can not even tender the RFA until free agency starts. In the past, the tenders were allowed to placed a few days before free agency began. Has this changed?