April 18 |
Deadline to sign Restricted Free Agents. |
April 25 |
Deadline for teams to exercise Right of First Refusal option to restricted free agents. |
April 26-27 |
NFL Draft |
May 9-10 |
Rookie Mini-Camp |
May 19-21 |
NFL Spring Meeting, Buckhead, Georgia. |
June 1 |
Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned unrestricted free agents to receive exclusive negotiating rights for rest of season if player is not signed by another club by July 22, or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp, whichever is later. |
June 1 |
Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned restricted free agents or to extend qualifying offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights. |
June 11-13 |
Giants’ full-squad mandatory mini-camp. |
June 15 |
Deadline for old clubs to withdraw original qualifying offer to unsigned restricted free agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by substituting tender of 110 percent of previous year’s salary. |
June 29-July 2 |
NFL Rookie Symposium, Carlsbad, California. |
July 22 |
Signing period ends at 4:00 PM ET for unrestricted free agents who received June 1 tender. |
July 23-25 |
Giants Training Camp to Open (actual date to be announced) |
August 3 |
Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio (Indianapolis vs. Washington). |
August 7-11 |
First preseason weekend. |
August 26 |
Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players. |
August 30 |
Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players. |
September 4-8 |
Kickoff 2008 Weekend. |
