2012 NFL Key Dates

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2012 NFL key dates

ESPN.com

March 13, 2012: Start of free agency, 4 p.m. ET

March 13: Beginning of trade period, 4 p.m. ET

March 13: Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with fewer than three accrued seasons, 4 p.m. ET

March 13: Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to retain a right of first refusal / compensation to their RFAs, 4 p.m. ET

March 26-28, 2012: NFL owners' meetings , Palm Beach Fla.

Late March: Compensatory draft picks announced.

Late April: 2012 NFL schedule is announced.

April 26-28, 2012: NFL draft, New York

July 22: Deadline for unsigned UFA to sign with new clubs.

July 22: Deadline for transition players to sign with new clubs.

Late July: Training camps across the league begin.

Aug. 4, 2012: Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony

Aug. 5, 2012: Hall of Fame Game: Arizona vs. New Orleans, Canton, Ohio, 8 p.m. ET

Aug. 28: Roster cutdown to 80 players

Sept. 2: Roster cutdown to 53 players.

Sept. 5, 2012: Regular-season opener, hosted by New York Giants

[Bing69]

Cant wait for the draft!!!