2025 Season Timelines

[Burt the Butcher]

Fri., April 25th at 11:59pm - RFA Declarations are Due

Fri., May 2nd at 11:59pm - Soft Cap Period Ends and Franchise player declarations are also due prior to this date/time

Sat., May 3rd at 12:00am - Hard Cap Period Begins, Contracts roll over and 4th year Taxi Squad members rollover to Active Squad and new MFL Site is created.

Sat., May 3rd at 12:00am - RFA Bidding Opens

Sun., June 8th at 11:59pm - RFA Bidding Closes

Mon., June 16th at 12:00am - Rookie Draft Begins

Mon., July 7th at 12:00am - this date will also be somewhat flexible in that as it would not open until the 1st Monday after the rookie draft has been completed - Opening of the UFA period

Sunday, Aug. 31st @ 12:00am: The Sunday prior to the first week 1 game of the NFL season at 12:00am - this will be a flexible date each year that basically commences the day after the 3rd pre-season games end (4th for the few teams that play 5). This will be approximately 4-7 days before the NFL regular season kicks off - Injured Reserve Opens

Sunday, Aug. 31st @ 11:59pm: The Sunday prior to the first week 1 game of the NFL season week at 11:59pm - this will be a flexible date each year that basically commences the day after the 3rd pre-season games end (4th for the few teams that play 5). This will be approximately 7-10 days before the NFL regular season kicks off - Off-Season Free Agency ENDS and RFA/UFA/Rookie Declarations are due

Monday, Sept. 1st @ 12:00am: The Monday prior to the first week 1 game of the NFL season 12:00am - opening of In-Season Free Agency

October 31st @ 11:59pm - Hard Cap Period Ends

November 1st @ 12:00am - Soft Cap Period Begins

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

I'll assume your dates are all correct... and simply copy and paste in a FRENZY post! Thanks.

[Burt the Butcher]

I tried to get as close to the rules, fudged some of the hard coded dates, but if anyone has issue with some of the dates, let me know and will reconsider.

[Liquid Swords]

Reminder that RFA declarations are due by 11:59pm ET today!

[Burt the Butcher]

Sorry, was not thinking - I should have made the RFA due date after Rookie Draft completed - remind me next year if I forget

[Burt the Butcher]

Pushed end of RFA period and beginning of Rookie draft back a week

[Burt the Butcher]

As the rookie draft is now ended, we will start the UFA period on Monday, June 30th at 12:00am

[Burt the Butcher]

Mind these upcoming dates:

Sunday, Aug. 31st @ 12:00am: The Sunday prior to the first week 1 game of the NFL season at 12:00am - this will be a flexible date each year that basically commences the day after the 3rd pre-season games end (4th for the few teams that play 5). This will be approximately 4-7 days before the NFL regular season kicks off - Injured Reserve Opens

Sunday, Aug. 31st @ 11:59pm: The Sunday prior to the first week 1 game of the NFL season week at 11:59pm - this will be a flexible date each year that basically commences the day after the 3rd pre-season games end (4th for the few teams that play 5). This will be approximately 7-10 days before the NFL regular season kicks off - Off-Season Free Agency ENDS and RFA/UFA/Rookie Declarations are due

Monday, Sept. 1st @ 12:00am: The Monday prior to the first week 1 game of the NFL season 12:00am - opening of In-Season Free Agency

[Burt the Butcher]

Declarations due in 3 days

[Liquid Swords]

Reminder that soft cap period begins THIS Saturday at 12:00 AM ET