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Month |
Event |
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April |
Post Annual Calendar |
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April |
Post Preliminary Divisions |
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April |
Post Preliminary Draft Order |
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May |
Collect New Rule Ideas |
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June |
Annual Board of Directors Meeting |
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June |
Annual Rules Committee Meeting |
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June |
Post League Charter |
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June |
Membership Invitations Sent |
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June |
Membership Confirmation |
√ |
June |
New Member Processing |
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June |
New Team and Coach Introductions |
√ |
June |
Team Lottery (If More than 1 New Coach) |
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June |
Post Final Divisional Alignment |
√ |
June |
Post Final Master Schedule |
√ |
June |
Post Final Team Schedules |
√ |
June |
SOM Football Ratings Preview |
√ |
July |
Send TAB Invitations |
√ |
July |
Confirm TAB Members |
√ |
July |
Send TAB Instructions |
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July |
Distribute SOM Pro Football Ratings Guides to each Franchise |
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August 1 |
Preliminary Pre-Draft Workbook Publication |
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August 1 |
Trading Season Begins |
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August 15 |
Annual Franchise Entry Fee Due Date |
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August 17 |
Expansion Draft (Rounds 1-58) 6:00 PM EDT |
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August 18 |
Rental Kick and Punt Returner Placement in Draft Workbook |
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August 23 |
Kick and Punt Returner Upgrade Lists |
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August 26 |
Rookie Roster Augmentation |
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August 28 |
Final Pre-draft Draft Workbook Publication |
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August 30 |
Special Teams Draft Compensation Review |
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August 31 |
Draft Day One (Rounds 1-5) 11:00 AM EDT / 8:00 AM PDT |
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September 14 |
Draft Day Two (Rounds 6-10) 12:00 Noon EDT / 9:00 AM PDT |
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September 17 |
1st Cutdown to 53 Players (Positional Maximum Limits must be met) |
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September 21 |
Supplemental Draft (Lists submitted by Email to the CEO) |
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September 28 |
Remaining Free Agent Draft 12:00PM EDT / 9:00AM PDT |
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October 1 |
Trading Deadline |
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October 4 |
Injured Reserve Assignment (Maximum of 3 Non-Rated Players) |
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October 4 |
2nd Cutdown to 53 Players (Positional Minimum Limits must be met) |
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October 6 |
Final Post-Draft Draft Workbook Publication |
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October 8 |
Team Depth Charts must be Submitted to the CEO |
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October 14 |
Start of Current AW Season (Download Pre-Game Files for Q1) |
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November 10 |
End of Q1 |
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November 11 |
Start of Q2 (Download Pre-Game Files for Q2) |
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December 8 |
End of Q2 |
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December 9 |
Start of Q3 (Download Pre-Game Files for Q3) |
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January 5 |
End of Q3 |
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January 6 |
Start of Q4 (Download Pre-Game Files for Q4) |
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January 26 |
End of the Regular Season |
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February 2 |
End of Wildcard Weekend Round |
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February 9 |
End of Divisional Playoff Round |
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February 16 |
End of Conference Championship Round |
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February 23 |
End of OOPer Bowl Round |
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February 26 |
Collect OOPer Bowl Champion Signature for “The Duke” |
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March |
Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, and Golf Seasons |
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April |
Post Sportsman of the Year Award |
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April |
Distribute Medals and The Duke Award |