| January 28 | Super Bowl XXXV - Tampa, Florida
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| February 4 | AFC-NFC Pro Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii
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| February 21 | NFL Europe League Draft
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| February 22 | Deadline for clubs to designate franchise and transition players
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| February 22-26 | Scouting Combine - Indianapolis, Indiana
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| March 1 | Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to their restricted free agents whose contracts have expired and to whom they desire to retain a right of first refusal/compensation
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| March 1 | Deadline for clubs to submit offer of minimum salary to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with fewer than three seasons of free agency credit whose contracts have expired
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| March 2 | Veteran free agency signing period begins
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| March 2 | Trading period begins
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| March 13 | NFL Europe League training camps open
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| March 25-29 | NFL Annual Meeting - Palm Desert, California
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| April 12 | NFL Europe League training camps close
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| April 16 | Signing period ends for restricted free agents
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| April 20 | Deadline for old club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents
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| April 21 | NFL Europe League season begins
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| April 21-22 | NFL Draft - New York City
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| May 22-23 | NFL Spring Meeting - Chicago, Illinois
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| June 1 | Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned unrestricted free agents to receive exclusive negotiating rights for rest of season if player is not signed by another club by July 15
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| June 1 | Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned restricted free agents or to extend qualifying offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights
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| June 15 | Deadline for old clubs to withdraw original qualifying offer to unsigned restricted free agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by substituting tender of 110 percent of previous year’s salary
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| June 23 | NFL Europe League regular season ends
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| June 30 | World Bowl 2001 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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| July 22 | Signing period ends at 4:00 PM ET for unrestricted free agents who received June 1 tender
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| August 6 | Pro Football Hall of Fame Game - Miami Dolphins vs. St. Louis Rams
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| August 27 | American Bowl, Mexico City, Mexico - Dallas Cowboys vs. Oakland Raiders
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| September 9-10 | Kickoff 2001 Weekend
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| December 31 | Regular season ends
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| 2002 |
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| January 5-6 | Wild Card Weekend
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| January 12-13 | Divisional Playoffs
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| January 20 | Conference Championships
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| January 27 | Super Bowl XXXVI - New Orleans, Louisiana
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| February 3 | AFC-NFC Pro Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii
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