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March 12-June 29 |
Offseason conditioning program. | |||
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March 25-29 |
NFL Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, Calif. | |||
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April 16 |
Deadline for signing of offer sheets by restricted free agents. | |||
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April 20 |
Deadline for old club to exercise right of first refusal to restricted free agents. | |||
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April 21 |
NFL Europe League season begins. | |||
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April 21-22 |
NFL draft, New York, N.Y. | |||
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April 30-May 2 |
Player development camp. | |||
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May 4-6 |
Vikings' first developmental camp. The first look at rookies in uniform. Winter Park, Eden Prairie, Minn. | |||
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May 7-10 |
Vikings' second developmental camp. | |||
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May 22-23 |
NFL spring meeting, Chicago, Ill. | |||
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June 1 |
Deadline for old club to send tender to its unsigned restricted free agents or to extend qualifying offer, whichever is greater, in order to retain rights. Also deadline for old club to send tender to its unsigned unrestricted free agents to retain rights if player is not signed by another club by July 15. | |||
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June 4-7 |
Week 1 — June development camp (rookies and veterans). | |||
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June 11-13 |
Week 2 — June development camp (rookies and veterans). | |||
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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. | |||
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June 23 |
NFL Europe League regular season ends. | |||
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July 14 |
Motorcycle ride for charity (Call 952-828-6500 for info). | |||
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July 22 |
Signing period ends at 3 p.m. CT for unrestricted free agents who received June 1 tender. | |||
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July 25 |
Dennis Green Youth Football Camp (Call 952-828-6500 for info). | |||
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July 26 |
Vikings Children's Fund Golf Tournament (club TBD; morning and afternoon shotgun times; call 952-828-6500 for info). | |||
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* July 29 |
Training camp begins. | |||
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Aug. 3 |
Intra-squad scrimmage (7 p.m. Blakeslee Stadium, Mankato; call 952-828-6500 for info; autograph session follows scrimmage). | |||
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August TBD |
Practice with Kansas City Chiefs in Mankato. | |||
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Aug. 4 |
Mock game at 10 a.m. at Blakeslee Stadium in Mankato. | |||
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Aug. 6 |
Pro Football Hall of Fame game, Canton, Ohio. | |||
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Aug. 11 |
Preseason game vs. New Orleans Saints in San Antonio, 7 p.m. | |||
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* Aug. 15 |
Training camp in Mankato ends. All future practices at Winter Park in Eden Prairie closed to the public. | |||
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Aug. 16 |
Preseason game vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 7 p.m. at Metrodome. | |||
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Aug. 24 |
Kickoff luncheon (11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Minneapolis Hilton and Towers; call 952-828-6500 for info). | |||
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Aug. 24 |
Preseason game vs. Indianapolis Colts, 7 p.m. at Metrodome. | |||
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Aug. 31 |
Preseason game at Miami Dolphins, 6 p.m. | |||
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Sept. 9-10 |
Kickoff 2001 weekend. | |||
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Dec. 31 |
Regular season ends. | |||