New Orleans Saints and the 2024 NFL Offseason Calendar.
The Saints season is technically ended because there won’t be any more football in New Orleans until early May, following the draft, when the team
plays in Rookie Minicamp. That doesn’t mean the black and gold won’t be busy, though, as they need to start working on a number of various
aspects of the team for the upcoming campaign. Here is a list of everything Saints fans should know about on the NFL schedule.
SAINTS OFFSEASON CALENDAR
JANUARY Jan. 13: The Hula Bowl, UCF – FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, Florida Jan. 13-15: Wild Card Playoff Weekend Jan. 15: Deadline for college players who are underclassmen to apply for Special Eligibility. A list of underclassmen who have been approved for entry into the 2024 NFL Draft will be sent to clubs on January 19. Jan. 20-21: Divisional Playoff Games Jan. 28: AFC and NFC Championship Games
FEBRUARY Feb. 1: East-West Shrine Bowl, Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas Feb. 3: Senior Bowl, Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile,
Alabama Pro Bowl games at Orlando, Florida’s Camping World Stadium on February 4. Super Bowl LVIII, held on February 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
18: Saints Practice Facility, Metairie, Louisiana, HBCU Combine Feb. 20: Clubs may designate Franchise or Transition Players starting at 4:00 p.m. ET on this day and continuing through March 5. HBCU Legacy Bowl on February 24 at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana NFL Scouting Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Feb. 27–Mar. 4.
MARCH Feb. 27-Mar. 4: NFL Scouting Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Mar. 5: Prior to 4:00 p.m. ET, deadline for clubs to designate
Franchise or Transition Players. Mar. 11-13: Clubs are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations with, the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2021 player contracts at 4:00 p.m. ET on March 13.
However, a contract cannot be executed with a new club until 4:00 p.m. ET on March 13. During the above two-day negotiating period, a
prospective UFA who is not represented by an NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor is permitted to communicate directly with a new club’s front office officials (excluding the head coach and other members of the club’s coaching staff) regarding contract negotiations.
Mar. 13: The 2022 League Year and Free Agency period begin at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Simultaneously, the trading period for 2022 begins after expiration of all 2021 contracts. Mar. 24-27: Annual League Meeting, Orlando, Florida
Mar. 30: UFL Season kicks off. APRIL Apr. 1: Clubs that hired a new head coach after the end of the 2023 regular season may begin offseason
workout programs. Apr. 15: Clubs with returning head coaches may begin offseason workout programs. Apr. 17: Deadline to bring draft-eligible
players to their facilities for a physical examination. Apr. 19: Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets. Apr. 24: Deadline for prior club to exercise Right of First Refusal to restricted free agents.
Clubs have until the deadline to schedule, test, visit, interview (via phone or video), or do a physical examination on a draft-eligible player at
any place. NFL Draft, Detroit, Michigan, April 25–27 MAY May 2 is when clubs must utilize the fifth-year option for players who were chosen in the first round.
the 2021 Draft’s round. Clubs may choose to host their one three-day post-Draft rookie minicamp from Friday through May 3 or May 10–13.
Sunday or one of the two weekends after the Draft, from Saturday through Monday. Rookie Football Development Programs start on May 13.
Mid-May: Kenner, Louisiana’s Saints Hall of Fame Golf Classic Nashville, TN: May 20–22: Spring League Meeting/Coach Accelerator Release of the NFL Schedule: Mid-to-Late May.
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