Feb  7  Probowl: Honolulu, Hawaii.

Feb  9  Expansion Draft

Feb 11  Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to their

        restricted free agents to retain right of first-refusal.

     -  Deadline to submit offer of minimum salary to retain exclusive rights

        to players without minimum service for free agency.

     -  Deadline to designate Franchise and Transition players.

Feb 12  Beginnings of veteran free agency and trading.

Feb 18  Scouting Combine: Indianapolis, IN (ends Feb 22).



Mar 14  NFL Annual Meeting: Phoenix, Arizona (ends Mar 18).



Apr 12  Deadline for signing Offer Sheets by Restricted Free Agents.

Apr 16  Deadline of old club to exercise right of first refusal to

        restricted free agents.

Apr 17  Draft (ends Apr 18).



May 24  NFL Spring Meeting: Atlanta, Georgia (ends May 26).



Jun  1  Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned Unrestricted Free

        Agents to receive exclusive rights if player not signed elsewhere

        by July 15.

Jun 15  Deadline for old club to withdraw original qualifying offer to

        unsigned restricted free agents and still retain exclusive rights.



Jul 15  16:00 ET Signing period ends for unrestricted free agents who

        received Jun 1 tender.

Jul 31  Hall of Fame inductions for Class of '99.

Jul 31  Hall of Fame Game: Cleveland Browns and ?



Sep 12  Week  1 Bye: SD

Sep 19  Week  2 Bye: STL

Sep 26  Week  3 Bye: DAL, MIA, NO



Oct  3  Week  4 Bye: DET, GB, IND

Oct 10  Week  5 Bye: CAR, SEA, WAS

Oct    ?Trading Deadline

Oct 17  Week  6 Bye: BAL, KC, TB

Oct    ?NFL Fall Meeting

Oct 24  Week  7 Bye: ARZ, JAC, TEN

Oct 31  Week  8 Bye: NYJ, PIT, SF



Nov  7  Week  9 Bye: NE, NYG, OAK

Nov 10 ?Deadline for clubs to sign Fran/Tran/UFAs for play in 1999

Nov 14  Week 10 Bye: ATL

Nov 21  Week 11 Bye: MIN

Nov 28  Week 12 Bye: DEN



Dec  5  Week 13 Bye: BUF

Dec 12  Week 14 Bye: CHI

Dec 19  Week 15 Bye: CIN

Dec 26  Week 16 Bye: PHI



Jan  1  Week 17 Bye: CLE

Jan  8  Wild Card Playoffs

Jan 15  Divisional Playoffs

Jan 23  Conference Championships

Jan 30  Superbowl XXXIV: Atlanta



Feb  6  Probowl: Honolulu, Hawaii