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Key offseason dates for the Detroit Lions and other NFL teams.
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Important dates of the Lions 2019 offseason.
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Currently — The Lions can decide if they wish to pick up 2016 first round pick Taylor Decker’s 5th-year contract option extending his contract through the 2020 season. They must make this decision by May 2nd.
January 18 — A list of league-approved underclassmen who have declared for the 2019 NFL Draft is distributed to teams.
January 19 — East-West Shrine Game (3:00 ET on NFL Network) and NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (5:00 ET on FS1) All-star games are played.
January 26 — Senior Bowl (2:30 ET on NFL Network) is played.
January 27 — 2019 NFL Pro Bowl (8:00 ET on NFL Network) will feature two Lions players, Darius Slay and Don Muhlbach.
February 4 — NFL waiver system begins. Teams will need to have made decisions on their restricted and exclusive rights free agents before the NFL New Year begins.
February 12 — At 12:00 ET, NFL teams are allowed to sign Canadian Football players who have expired contracts.
February 19 — The window opens for NFL teams to designate Franchise or Transition players. The window closes on March 5th at 4:00 ET. Tagged players have until July 15 at 4:00 ET to reach a multi-year contract with their team or they will be restricted to a one-year contract option.
February 26 — NFL Combine begins and invited players arrive at the event.
March 1 — The NFL Combine on-field drills are televised on the NFL Network over the next four days.
March 11 — At 4:00 ET, the legal tampering period begins where NFL teams and certified players agents can have conversations about Unrestricted Free Agents and negotiate contracts — Note: contracts are not final until the NFL new year begins.
March 13 — NFL New Year begins at 4:00 ET. All NFL organizations must meet the Top-51 Rule and be under the designated 2019 NFL Salary Cap.
March 13 — Teams can now begin officially signing Unrestricted Free Agents as the free agency period opens at 4:00 ET.
March 13 — Teams are now eligible to trade players, starting at 4:00 ET.
April 15 — Teams with a returning head coach can now begin offseason workout programs.
April 19 — Deadline for Restricted Free Agents to sign offer sheets with another NFL team.
April 25 — Day 1 of the NFL Draft, Round 1.
April 26 — Day 2 of the NFL Draft, Rounds 2 and 3.
April 27 — Day 3 of the NFL Draft, Rounds 4 through 7. After the Draft concludes, teams can begin signing undrafted free agents to contracts.
April — The Alliance of America Football Championship game is scheduled for the weekend of April 26-28 and players who receive an NFL contract offer are eligible to sign with an NFL team after the conclusion of the game/season.
May 3-6 or 10-13 — NFL teams hold their three-day Rookie Mini-Camp during one of these time frames.
Mid-July — teams are eligible to begin Training Camps for rookies and players in their first year with the organization.
Late-July — Training Camps open throughout the league.
August 1 — NFL Hall of Fame game begins the NFL 2019 Pre-season.
August 31 — By 4:00 ET, teams must declare their 53-man rosters.
September 5 — The NFL regular season begins.
