2015
January 3-4 – Wild Card Playoff Games.
January 4 – Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in Wild Card weekend may be
interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of the Wild Card games.
January 10-11 – Divisional Playoff Games.
January 11 – Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games may be
interviewed for head coaching positions through the conclusion of Divisional Playoff games.
January 17 – East-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.
January 18 – AFC and NFC Championship Games.
January 24 – Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama
January 25 – Pro Bowl, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
January 25 – An assistant coach whose team is participating in the Super Bowl, who has previously
interviewed for another club’s head coaching job, may have a second interview with such club
no later than the Sunday preceding the Super Bowl.
February 1 – Super Bowl XLIX, University of Phoenix Stadium, Arizona.
February 2 – Waiver system begins for 2015.
February 7 – NFL Regional Combine, Doctors Hospital Training Facility, Davie, Florida.”
February 10 – Beginning at 12 noon, New York time, NFL clubs may begin to sign players whose 2014 CFL
contracts have expired. Players under contract to a CFL club for the 2015 season or who have
an option for the 2015 season are not eligible to be signed.
February 14 – NFL Regional Combine, Methodist Training Center, Houston, Texas.
February 16 – First day for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players
February 17-23 – Beginning on the Tuesday following the third weekend of regular season games, the claiming priority is based on the inverse order of the standing of clubs in the current season’s games.
February 21 – NFL International Series, Miami Dolphins vs. Oakland Raiders, London, England
February 28 – Fall League Meeting, New York City, New York.
March 2 – Beginning the day after the conclusion of the sixth regular season weekend and continuing through the day after the conclusion of the eleventh regular season weekend, clubs are permitted to begin practicing players on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform and Reserve/Non-Football Injury or Illness for a period not to exceed 21 days. Players may be activated during the 21-day practice period or prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the day after the conclusion of the 21-day period.
March 7 – NFL International Series, Detroit Lions vs. Atlanta Falcons, London, England
March 7-10 – All trading ends for 2014 at 4:00 p.m., New York time.
March 10 – Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must exercise options for 2015 on all players who have
option clauses in their 2014 contracts.
March 10 – Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must submit qualifying offers to their Restricted Free
Agents with expiring contracts and to whom they desire to retain a Right of First
Refusal/Compensation.
March 10 – Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must submit a Minimum Salary Tender to retain
exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2014 contracts and who have fewer
than three accrued seasons of free agency credit.
March 10 – Top-51 Begins. All clubs must be under the 2015 salary cap prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time.
March 10 – All 2014 player contracts expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time.
March 10 – The 2015 league year and free agency period begin at 4:00 p.m., New York time.
The first day of the 2015 league year will end at 11:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 10.
Clubs will receive a personnel notice that will include all transactions submitted to the league
office during the period between 4:00 p.m., New York time, and
11:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 10.
March 10 – Trading period for 2015 begins at 4:00 p.m., New York time, after expiration of all 2014
contracts.
March 19-21 – Trading period for 2015 begins at 4:00 p.m., New York time, after expiration of all 2014
contracts.
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