Important Eagles dates to place on the offseason calendar

The days have certainly flown by... Or, maybe not... That trip to Brazil was a long time ago. There were more highs and lows than we can count (mostly highs though). Still, no one can argue with the results. This was a very special Philadelphia Eagles season.

The 2024-25 campaign featured Saquon Barkley's first tour in the City of Brotherly Love. We still can't believe that happened sometimes.

But, that was only part of it. Zack Baun's first season here was pretty special too. As a pair, he and Saquon became two of the greatest free-agent signings in franchise history.

Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith took the next step. A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith were their usually impressive selves. Two rookies became stars, Most importantly, Philly won another Lombardi Trophy. Now comes the fun part, navigating another offseason as the NFL's defending world champions

Here are some important NFL dates to monitor as the Eagles move through the offseason.

The NFL Scouting Combine... Pro Days... Top 30 visits... The 2025 NFL Draft. We've got you covered from now until we reach the finish line.

Here's a list of important upcoming dates. Make sure you place them on your calendar. We'll have plenty to discuss between now and another training camp.

February 24 – March 3: NFL Scouting Combine

Another combine is upon us. As always, it will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. There's a huge chance we'll be getting a chance to view some of the newest Eagles though we won't know who joins the nest until two months later.

March 4 - NFL's deadline for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players.

Each of the 32 NFL teams must designate franchise or transition players prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, That's as cut and dry as it gets.

March 10-12 - NFL's free-agency negotiating period

Clubs are permitted to contact and enter into contract negotiations with players who will become unrestricted free agents beginning at 12 noon EST on March 10 and ending at 3:59:59 p.m. EST on March 12.

Impending free agents aren't permitted to sign a contract until 4 p.m. EST on March 12.

March 12 - The new league year begins

The 2025 NFL year begins at 4:00 p.m. EST. All contracts ending after the 2024 season expire. The trading period begins, and so does the official beginning of the free-agency frenzy.

March 30-April 2 - Annual League Meeting

The annual league meeting is held at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. We close the book on March and move into the month of April.

April 7

Clubs that hired a new head coach are free to begin their offseason workout programs. Team with returning head coaches must wait two more weeks.

April 16

This is the final day clubs can test, visit, interview, or conduct a physical examination with draft-eligible players at their club facility.

April 18

This is the last day for restricted free agents to sign the offer sheets they've been given.

April 21

As mentioned earlier, teams with rookie head coaches were allowed to begin offseason workout programs. On April 21, everyone gets involved. Teams with returning head coaches can begin theirs.

April 23

This serves as the deadline for the prior club to exercise its first right of refusal to RFAs who signed offer sheets. Also, this is the deadline for clubs to time, test, interview, or conduct a physical for draft-eligible players at a location not the team's own.

April 24-26 - 2025 NFL Draft

One of the highlights of every offseason takes place. The 2025 NFL Draft takes place in Green Bay, Wisconsin at Lambeau Field.

May 1 - Teams make decisions about 5th-year options

This is the deadline for clubs to exercise fifth-year options for players taken in the 1st round of the 2022 draft. That only applies to Jordan Davis in Philly's case.

May 2-5 (or May 9-12) - Rookie Minicamps

Every NFL team is allowed to host a three-day post-draft rookie minicamp. It must either be held between Friday through Sunday or Saturday through Monday on one of the two weekends that immediately follow the draft.

May 12 - Rookie Football Development Programs begin.

This is just as it sounds. The NFL hosts an annual rookie development program. There's a ton of information learned here to help players transition from the NCAA to pro level.

May 14 - NFLPA Rookie Premiere, Los Angeles, California.

The NFL Players Association hosts its own rookie conference in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

May 20-21 - Spring League Meeting/Coach Accelerator

The annual spring meetings get underway, This time around, they do so at the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

June 1 - Deadline for prior club to send “June 1 Tender”

This is the final day every NFL team can send June 1 tenders to unsigned restricted free agents who received a qualifying offer for a right of first refusal. If so, they are subject to the CBA’s “June 15 Tender” provision.

June 15

NFL operations explains this flawlessly: (This is) the deadline for a club to withdraw higher qualifying offers to restricted free agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by substituting lower “June 15 Tender” of one-year contract at 110 percent of the player’s prior-year Paragraph 5 Salary (with all other terms of his prior-year contract carried forward unchanged).

Late June (Date TBD) - Rookie Readiness Program to be held at individual clubs.

This one's self-explanatory. Also, each NFL team is permitted to open preseason training camp for rookies.

Mid-July (miscellaneous)

Clubs may require rookies to report on a designated reporting date for all first-year players. Veteran quarterbacks and 'injured players' may be required to report to the club’s preseason training camp no earlier than five days before the mandatory reporting date for all other veteran players, but the latter action is executed if the team has already opened (or simultaneously opens) its preseason training camp for its rookies.

July 21 - Two more deadlines

At 4:00 p.m. EST, signing periods end for transition players with outstanding tenders. Also, on July 21 (or the first scheduled day of the first NFL training camp (whichever is later), the signing period ends for unrestricted free agents if a 'UFA Tender' was made by the prior club.

Once this date ends, and until 4:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the 10th weekend of the regular season, the prior club has exclusive negotiating rights.

What did we tell you? We'll have plenty to talk about.