Feb  4  Probowl: Honolulu, Hawaii.

Feb  8  Deadline to designate Franchise and Transition players.

Feb 24  Waiver system begins; players with four credited seasons not subject to

        waivers until after trade deadline.

Feb 22  Scouting Combine: Indianapolis, IN (ends Feb 26).

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Mar  1  Beginnings of veteran free agency and trading.

     -  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.

Mar 25  NFL Annual Meeting: Palm Desert, California (ends Mar 29).



Apr 16  Deadline for signing Offer Sheets by Restricted Free Agents.

Apr 20  Deadline for old clubs to exercise right of first refusal to

        Restricted Free Agents.

Apr 21  Draft (ends Apr 22).



May 22  NFL Spring Meeting: Chicago, Illinois (ends May 23).



Jun  1  Deadline for old clubs to withdraw original qualifying offer to

        unsigned restricted free agents and still retain exclusive rights.

     -  Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned Unrestricted Free

        Agents to receive exclusive rights if player not signed elsewhere

        by July 22.



Jul 22  16:00 ET Signing period ends for unrestricted free agents who

        received Jun 1 tender.



Aug  4  Hall of Fame inductions for Class of '01.

Aug  6  Hall of Fame Game



Sep  9  Week  1 Bye: ARZ

Sep 23  Week  2 Bye: NO, PIT, TB

Sep 30  Week  3 Bye: CHI, DET, TEN



Oct  7  Week  4 Bye: DAL, IND, OAK

Oct 14  Week  5 Bye: BUF, JAC, PHI

Oct    ?Trading Deadline

Oct 21  Week  6 Bye: MIA, SF, SEA

Oct    ?NFL Fall Meeting

Oct 28  Week  7 Bye: ATL, CLE, GB



Nov  4  Week  8 Bye: CIN, MIN, STL

Nov 11  Week  9 Bye: WAS

Nov    ?Deadline for clubs to sign Fran/Tran/UFAs for play in 2001

Nov 18  Week 10 Bye: KC

Nov 25  Week 11 Bye: NYJ



Dec  2  Week 12 Bye: NYG

Dec 10  Week 13 Bye: BAL

Dec 17  Week 14 Bye: CAR

Dec 24  Week 15 Bye: DEN

Dec 31  Week 16 Bye: NE



Jan  5  Week 17 Bye: SD

Jan 12  Wild Card Playoffs

Jan 19  Divisional Playoffs

Jan 27  Conference Championships



Feb  3  Superbowl XXXVI: New Orleans

Feb  9  Probowl: Honolulu, Hawaii