Team Deadline for Franchise Designation	Feb 22
NFL Combine	Feb 24
Deadline for Team Qualifying Offers to RFA and for Minimum Salary Offers	Mar 1
Deadline for Teams to be under Salary Cap	Mar 1
Free Agency and Trading Period begins	Mar 2
NFL Annual Conference	Mar 20
NFL Announces Team Compensatory Draft Selection Awards	Mar End
End of Signing Period for Restricted Free Agents	Apr 15
Deadline for Teams to exercise Right of First Refusal for offers to their RFA s	Apr 22
NFL Draft	Apr 23
NFL Spring Meeting	May 23
Deadline for Teams to Tender unsigned RFA or extend Qualifying Offer	Jun 1
Deadline for Teams to Tender unsigned UFA to obtain Exclusive Rights if Player not signed by July 22	Jun 1
Deadline to withdraw Qualifying Offers to RFA and substitute an offer of 110% of previous year contract	Jun 15
NFL Rookie Symposium	Jun 26
Start of Training Camps	Jul Mid
UFA Signing Period ends at 4PM for UFA who received June 1st Tender	Jul 22
NFL Hall of Fame Game	Aug 8
NFL Pre-Season Begins	Aug 11
Deadline for 65-Man Roster	Aug 30
Deadline for 53-Man Roster	Sep 4
2005 NFL Season Begins	Sep 8
NFL Trading Deadline	Oct 18