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2004-05 National Football League Calendar

By James Alder, About.com

2004

June 5-6 -- NFL Europe League regular season ends.

June 12 -- World Bowl XII, Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

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.

June 27-30 -- NFL Rookie Symposium, San Diego, California.

Mid-July -- Training camps open. Clubs not permitted to open camps before July 5. Veteran players cannot be required to report earlier than 15 days prior to club’s first preseason game or July 15, whichever is later.

July 22 -- Signing period ends at 4:00 PM ET for unrestricted free agents who received June 1 tender. (Or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later.)

August 9 -- Pro Football Hall of Fame Game – Denver Broncos vs. Washington Redskins (ABC).

August 12-16 -- First full preseason weekend.

August 31 -- Roster cutdown to maximum of 65 players.

September 5 -- Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players.

September 6 -- Clubs may establish practice squad of eight players.

September 9-13 -- Kickoff 2004.

October 19 -- Trading deadline.

October 26-27 -- NFL Fall Meeting, Detroit, Michigan.

2005

January 2 -- Regular season ends.

January 8-9 -- Wild Card Playoffs.

January 15-16 -- Divisional Playoffs.

January 23 -- Conference Championships.

February 6 -- Super Bowl XXXIX, Jacksonville, Florida (FOX).

February 13 -- AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii (ESPN).

February 23-March 1 -- Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, Indiana.

March 20-23 -- NFL Annual Meeting, Maui, Hawaii.

April 23-24 -- NFL Draft, New York City.

May 23-25 -- NFL Spring Meeting (Site TBD).

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