NFL Dates 2008 - 2009

2008 Season and 2009 Postseason

• Aug 3 - Hall of Fame Game - Canton, Oh. - Colts vs Redskins
• Aug 26 - NFL Roster cutdown - maximum 75 players
• Aug 30 - NFL Roster cutdown - maximum 53 players
• Aug 31 - Clubs may establish practice squad of 8 players
• Sept. 4-8 - NFL '08 regular season begins
• Oct 13-15 - NFL Fall Meeting, St. Petersburg, Fl.
• Oct 14 - NFL Trading deadline
• Dec. 28 - NFL regular season ends

  NFL 2009 Dates

  • Jan 3-4 - Wild card Playoffs
  • Jan. 10-11 - Divisional Playoffs
  • Jan. 18 - Conference championships
  • Feb. 1 - Super Bowl, Tampa, Fl
  • Feb. 8 - Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hi
  • Feb.18-24 - NFL Combine, Indianapolis, In.
  • Feb. 27 - NFL Free Agency starts
  • March 22-25 - Annual owners meeting, Dana Point, Ca.
  • April 25-26 - NFL Draft ‘09, New York City, N.Y.

    NFL Training Camp ’08 Reporting Dates/ Places

    NFC

    Arizona Cardinals Flagstaff, Ariz. July 23 (rookies and veterans)
    Atlanta Falcons Flowery Branch, Ga. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
    Carolina Panthers Spartanburg, S.C. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
    Chicago Bears Bourbonnais, Ill. July 23 (rookies and veterans)
    Dallas Cowboys Oxnard, Calif. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
    Detroit Lions Allen Park, Mich. July 23 (rookies and veterans)
    Green Bay Packers Green Bay, Wis. July 27 (rookies and veterans)
    Minnesota Vikings Mankato, Minn. July 24 (rookies and veterans)
    New Orleans Saints Jackson, Miss./Metairie, La. July 23 (rookies and veterans)
    New York Giants Albany, N.Y. July 24 (rookies and veterans)
    Philadelphia Eagles Bethlehem, Pa. July 21 (rookies), July 24 (veterans)
    San Francisco 49ers Santa Clara, Calif. July 24 (rookies and veterans)
    Seattle Seahawks Kirkland, Wash. July 22 (rookies), July 24 (veterans)
    St. Louis Rams Mequon, Wis. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lake Buena Vista, Fla. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
    Washington Redskins Ashburn, Va. July 19 (rookies and veterans)

    
    AFC

    Baltimore Ravens Westminster, Md. July 21 (rookies), July 23 (veterans)
    Buffalo Bills Pittsford, N.Y. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
    Cincinnati Bengals Georgetown, Ky. July 27 (rookies and veterans)
    Cleveland Browns Berea, Ohio July 23 (rookies and veterans)
    Denver Broncos Englewood, Colo. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
    Houston Texans Houston July 20 (rookies), July 25 (veterans)
    Indianapolis Colts Terre Haute, Ind. July 24 (rookies and veterans)
    Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville July 25 (rookies and veterans)
    Kansas City Chiefs River Falls, Wis. July 24 (rookies and veterans)
    Miami Dolphins Davie, Fla. July 25 (rookies and veterans)
    New England Patriots Foxboro, Mass. July 21 (rookies), July 23 (veterans)
    New York Jets Hempstead, N.Y. July 16 (rookies), July 23 (veterans)
    Oakland Raiders Napa Valley, Calif. July 24 (rookies and veterans)
    Pittsburgh Steelers Latrobe, Pa. July 27 (rookies and veterans)
    San Diego Chargers San Diego July 20 (rookies), July 25 (veterans)
    Tennessee Titans Nashville, Tenn. July 25 (rookies and veterans)