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NFL key dates for 2024 offseason: Free agency, NFL Draft schedule, start of training camps
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NFL key dates for 2024 offseason: Scouting Combine, free agency, draft schedule, OTAs, start of training camp
The Kansas City Chiefs just won their second consecutive Super Bowl, officially concluding the 2023 NFL season. That means it's time to start gearing up for the 2024 offseason as 31 other teams try their best to end Kansas City's two-year reign atop the league, while the champs will undoubtedly look to do what they can this year to attempt a three-peat.Throughout the next several months, teams will adjust their roster, coaching staff, and styles of play to get ready for the new season. In the space below, we're highlighting all the key dates and events to watch out for as the league prepares for the 2024 season.
Franchise/transition tag window
- Feb. 20: Franchise/transition tag window opens
- March 5: Franchise/transition tag deadline (4 p.m. ET)
The 2024 NFL Combine will take place Feb. 26-March 4. The specific start times (Eastern) for each day's on-field workouts are as follows:
- Feb. 29, 3 p.m. ET: Defensive linemen, linebackers
- March 1, 3 p.m. ET: Defensive backs, tight ends
- March 2, 1 p.m. ET: Quarterbacks, wide receivers, running backs
- March 3, 1 p.m. ET: Offensive linemen
In the interim, we'll have the NFL Combine, as hundreds of prospects will get measured, tested, interviewed, and worked out at and around Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Obviously, this is one of the biggest events on the offseason calendar, as it serves to both get teams a better look at prospects and set the stage for free agency soon after.
Free agency
- March 11-13: Legal tampering period (Noon ET Monday to 4 p.m. ET Wednesday)
- March 13: 2024 league year opens (4 p.m. ET)
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- March 24-27: Annual league meeting in Orlando, Florida
Offseason workout programs
The NFL gives teams with new head coaches a jump on their offseason workouts, as it typically takes those teams a bit longer to get up to speed. Teams with returning head coaches don't get to begin offseason programs until two weeks after those with a new head coach.
- April 1: Teams with a first-year head coach can begin offseason workout programs
- April 15: Teams with a returning head coach can begin offseason workout programs
- April 17: Deadline for NFL Draft prospects to meet at team facilities
- April 19: Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets
- April 24: Deadline to RFA match offer sheets; Deadline to meet with NFL Draft prospects at any location
NFL Draft (Detroit)
- April 25: Round 1
- April 26: Round 2-3
- April 27: Round 4-7
Post-NFL Draft
- May 2: Deadline for teams to pick up fifth-year option for 2021 first-round draft picks
- May 3-6 or May 10-13: Three-day rookie minicamp
Soon after those decisions are made, the players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft will report to team facilities for a four-day minicamp session. It is up to teams which of those two windows they want to utilize.
Lead-up to 2024 NFL season
- Early May: NFL schedule release
- May 20-22: Spring league meeting
- Late May to early June: Organized Team Activities (OTAs)
- July 17: Franchise tag deadline (4 p.m. ET)
- Mid-to-late July: Training camps open
The rest of the offseason, with the exception of the franchise tag deadline (which is the deadline for tagged players to sign a long-term deal with that franchise) is more up in the air at the moment. When dates become available, we'll fill them in here.