For 24 NFL teams, the offseason has officially begun. One of those teams is the Raiders, who were eliminated late in their final game in Denver when the Titans vs Texans game went final. The Raiders also didn’t take care of business, though had they still been in contention at the end, they probably would have kicked the extra point to tie it up and go to OT instead of losing on a failed 2-point conversion attempt.
It will be over three months until the Raiders re-convene for their first offseason workouts and nearly eight months before they take the field again. But a whole lot more than that will happen this offseason. Here is the schedule of events for the Raiders.
January
Jan 18
East-West Shrine Bowl, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida.
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California.
Jan 25
Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama.
Jan 26
NFL Pro Bowl.
February
Feb 2
Super Bowl LIV, Hard Rock Stadium, South Florida.
Feb 3
The waiver system begins.
Feb 24 – Mar 2
NFL Scouting Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana.
March
Mar 10
Deadline for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players 1:00 pm Pacific (4:00 pm ET)
Mar 16-18
Free Agency negotiating period
Mar 18
Beginning of new league year 1:00 pm Pacific (4:00 pm ET)
Official name change to Las Vegas Raiders
Top 51 Rule begins. All clubs must be under the 2020 Salary cap
All 2019 player contracts expire.
Start of Free Agency, trading period.
Mar 29-Apr 1
Annual League Meeting, Palm Beach, Florida.
April
Apr 17
Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets.
Apr 20
Offseason workout program begins.
Apr 23-25
NFL Draft, Las Vegas, Nevada.
May
May 1-4 or 8-11
Clubs may elect to hold their one three-day post-Draft rookie minicamp from Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday.
May 11
Rookie Football Development Programs begin.
May 14-17
NFLPA Rookie Premiere, Los Angeles CA
May 19-20
Spring League Meeting, Marina Del Rey, California.
Late May-early June
10 days of OTA practice
June
Early June
Three-day Mandatory minicamp
Late June
Rookie Transition Program to be held at individual clubs.
July
July 15
At 1:00 p.m. Pacific (4:00 pm ET), the deadline for any club that designated a Franchise Player to sign such player to a multiyear contract or extension. After this date, the player may sign only a one-year contract with his prior club for the 2020 season, and such contract cannot be extended until after the club’s last regular-season game.
Mid-July
Three-day pre-camp warm-up for rookies, quarterbacks, select first-year players to begin five days prior to the start of veteran training camp report day.
Late July
Training camp report day. No earlier than 15 days prior to the club’s first scheduled preseason game or July 15, whichever is later.
July 31
Scheduled completion date for Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
August
Aug 6
Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio.
Aug 6-9
Hall of Fame Weekend, Canton, Ohio.
Aug 11
Deadline for players under contract to report to their clubs to earn an accrued season for free agency.
September
Sept 5
Rosters cut to 53 players by 1:00 pm Pacific (4:00 pm ET)
Sept 6
Claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction will expire at 12:00 noon, New York time.
Sept 10
At 9:00pm Pacific (12am ET). the Top 51 Rule expires for all NFL clubs.
Sept 10, 13-14
Regular Season Week 1
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