– DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE –
| July 15 | At 4:00 p.m., New York time, deadline for any club that designated a Franchise Player to sign such player to a multiyear contract or extension. After this date, the player may sign only a one-year contract with his prior club for the 2022 season, and such contract cannot be extended until after the club’s last regular season game | |
| Mid-July | Clubs are permitted to open preseason training camp for rookies (defined as a player who has never signed a player contract with an NFL club in a prior League Year) beginning seven days prior to the club’s earliest permissible mandatory reporting date for veteran players. A club’s preseason training camp will be deemed to have officially opened on the designated reporting date for all rookies. Clubs may require first-year players (defined as a player who signed a player contract with any NFL club in a prior League Year, but who does not have a pension-credited season) to report on the designated reporting date for all rookies, or at any time thereafter, including, but not limited to, the designated reporting date for veteran quarterbacks and injured players, or the designated reporting date for all other veteran players. Veteran quarterbacks and “injured players” (as defined in CBA Article 21, Section 6) may be required to report to the club’s preseason training camp no earlier than five days immediately prior to the mandatory reporting date for all other veteran players, provided the club has already opened (or simultaneously opens) its official preseason training camp for all rookies. | |
| Mid-July | Beginning on the date that the first training camp opens for rookies through the last business day prior to the Super Bowl, all tryouts and visits will be reported to clubs on the Personnel Notice. | |
| July 22 | At 4:00 p.m., New York time, signing period ends for Transition Players with outstanding tenders. After this date and until 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the Tuesday following the 10th weekend of the regular season, prior club has exclusive negotiating rights. | |
| July 22* | At 4:00 p.m., New York time, signing period ends for unrestricted free agents to whom a “UFA Tender” was made by prior club. After this date and until 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the Tuesday following the 10th weekend of the regular season, prior club has exclusive negotiating rights. *or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later. | |
| August 4 | Hall of Fame Game, Jacksonville vs. Las Vegas, Canton, Ohio. | |
| August 9 | If a drafted rookie has not signed with his club by this date, he cannot be traded to any other club in 2022 and may sign a player contract only with the drafting club until the day of the Draft in the 2023 League Year | |
| August 11-14 | First Preseason Weekend | |
| August 16 | Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must reduce rosters to a maximum of 85 players on the Active/Inactive List. | |
| August 18-22 | Second Preseason Weekend. | |
| August 23 | Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must reduce rosters to a maximum of 80 players on the Active/Inactive List. Simultaneously with the roster reduction to 80 players, clubs that have players in the categories of Active/Physically Unable to Perform or Active/Non-Football Injury or Illness may select one of the following options: place player on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform or Reserve/NonFootball Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; terminate or request waivers with the designation of Failed Physical or Non- Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; request waivers; terminate contract; trade contract; or continue to count the player on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform or Active/Non-Football Injury or Illness List. | |
| August 25-28 | Third Preseason Weekend. | |
| August 30 | Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, clubs must reduce rosters to a maximum of 53 players on the Active/Inactive List. Simultaneously with the roster reduction to 53 players, clubs that have players in the categories of Active/Physically Unable to Perform or Active/Non-Football Injury or Illness must select one of the following options: place player on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform or Reserve/NonFootball Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; terminate or request waivers with the designation of Failed Physical or Non- Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; request waivers; terminate contract; trade contract; or continue to count the player on the Active List. Players who are on the Reserve List or Exempt List and are not counting against the 90-player limit will begin to count against the 90-player limit. | |
| August 31 | Claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction will expire at 12:00 noon, New York time. Upon receipt of the subsequent Personnel Notice, clubs may establish a Practice Squad of 16 players, (clubs participating in the International Player Development Program may sign one additional international player to a Practice Player Contract.) No club, including the player’s prior club, will be permitted to sign a player to a Practice Player Contract until all clubs have received simultaneous notification via the above Personnel Notice that such player’s prior NFL Player Contract has been terminated via the waiver system. | |
| August 31 | Beginning at 4:00 p.m., New York time, any player placed on Reserve/Injured, Reserve/NonFootball Injury or Illness, or Practice Squad; Injured during the regular season or postseason, may be designated for return later in the season, subject to the applicable procedures. | |
| September 4 | Final day of preseason training camp for all clubs, as defined in CBA Article 23, Section 10. | |
| September 5-10 | In accordance with the Personnel (Injury) Report Policy, each club is required to file a Practice Report with the NFL Communications department by 4:00 p.m., New York time, (or as soon as possible after the completion of practice) every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for a regular season Sunday game; Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for a Thursday game; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for a Monday game; and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for a Saturday game. Each club must also file a weekly regular season Game Status Report with the NFL Communications department by 4:00 p.m., New York time (or as soon as possible after the completion of practice) on Wednesday for a Thursday game, Friday for a Sunday game, Saturday for a Monday game, and Thursday for a Saturday game. An update must be reported if there is any change in a player’s condition after the initial Game Status Report is filed. | |
| September 8, 11-12 | Regular Season Week 1. | |
| September 30, October 3-4 | Beginning on the day after a club’s fourth regular season game (including any bye week), it is permitted to begin practicing players on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform and Reserve/Non-Football Injury or Illness (if the player failed his preseason physical due to a nonfootball 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. | |
| October 2 | NFL International Series, Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom. | |
| October 9 | NFL International Series, New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom. | |
| October 18-19 | Fall League Meeting, New York, New York. | |
| October 30 | NFL International Series, Denver Broncos vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom. | |
| November 1 | All trading ends for 2022 at 4:00 p.m., New York time. | |
| November 2 | Players with at least four previous pension-credited seasons are subject to the waiver system for the remainder of the regular season and postseason. | |
| November 13 | NFL International Series, Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Allianz Arena – home of FC Bayern Munich, Munich, Germany. | |
| November 15 | At 4:00 p.m., New York time, signing period ends for Franchise Players who are eligible to receive offer sheets. | |
| November 15 | Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, deadline for clubs to sign their unsigned Franchise and Transition Players, including Franchise Players who were eligible to receive offer sheets until this date. If still unsigned after this date, such players are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2022. | |
| November 15 | Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, deadline for clubs to sign their unrestricted free agents to whom the “UFA Tender” was made. If still unsigned after this date, such players are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2022. | |
| November 15 | Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, deadline for Clubs to sign their restricted free agents, including those to whom the “June 1 Tender” was made. If such players remain unsigned after this date, they are prohibited from playing in NFL in 2022. | |
| November 21 | NFL International Series, San Francisco 49ers vs. Arizona Cardinals, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico. | |
| December 13-14 | Special League Meeting, Irving, Texas |
2023
| January 7-8 | Week 18. | |
| January 9 | Clubs may begin signing free agent players for the 2023 season. | |
| January 9 | Earliest permissible date for clubs to renegotiate or extend the rookie contract of a drafted rookie who was selected in any round of the 2020 NFL Draft or any undrafted rookie who signed in 2021. Any permissible renegotiated or extended player contract will not be considered a rookie contract, and will not be subject to the rules that limit rookie contracts. | |
| January 14-16 | Wild Card Playoff Games. | |
| January 16 | Special Eligibility Deadline. Deadline for college players who are underclassmen to apply for Special Eligibility. A list of underclassmen who have been approved for entry into the 2023 NFL Draft will be sent to clubs on January 20. | |
| January 21-22 | Divisional Playoff Games. | |
| January 29 | AFC and NFC Championship Games. | |
| February 12 | Super Bowl LVII, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona. | |
| February 21 | Beginning this date through 4:00 p.m., New York time on March 7 clubs may designate Franchise or Transition Players. | |
| February 28-March 6 | NFL Scouting Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana. | |
| March 7 | Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, deadline for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players. | |
| March 13-15 | During the period beginning at 12:00 noon, New York time, on March 13 and ending at 3:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 15, clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with, the certified agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents upon the expiration of their 2022 player contracts at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 15. During the above two-day negotiating period, a prospective UFA who is not represented by an NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor is permitted to communicate directly with a new club’s front office officials (excluding the head coach and other members of the club’s coaching staff) regarding contract negotiations. No prospective unrestricted free agent is permitted to execute a contract with a new club until 4:00 p.m., New York time, on March 15. | |
| March 15 | The 2023 League Year and Free Agency period begin at 4:00 p.m., New York time. The first day of the 2023 League Year will end at 11:59:59 p.m., New York time, on March 15. 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 15. | |
| March 15 | Trading period for 2023 begins at 4:00 p.m., New York time, after expiration of all 2022 contracts. | |
| March 26-29 | Annual League Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona. | |
| April 3 | Clubs that hired a new head coach after the end of the 2022 regular season may begin offseason workout programs. | |
| April 17 | Clubs with returning head coaches may begin offseason workout programs. | |
| April 19 | Deadline for clubs to time, test, visit, interview or conduct a physical examination with a draft eligible player at its club facility | |
| April 21 | Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets. | |
| April 26 | Deadline for prior club to exercise Right of First Refusal to restricted free agents | |
| April 27 | Deadline for clubs to time, test, visit, interview (including video and phone calls) or conduct a physical examination with a draft-eligible player at any location. | |
| April 27-29 | NFL Draft, Kansas City, Missouri | |
| May 1 | Deadline for Clubs to exercise Fifth-Year Option for players selected in the first round of the 2020 Draft | |
| May 5-8 or May 12-15 | Clubs may elect to hold their one three-day post-Draft rookie minicamp from Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday on one of the two weekends following the Draft. | |
| May 15 | Rookie Football Development Programs begin | |
| May 22-24 | Spring League Meeting |
