2015 Raiders key offseason dates, event calendar

With the Super Bowl behind us, the 2015 off-season officially begins. But as they say in football ‘There is no off-season'. So, with that in mind, here are the upcoming dates to remember for the Raiders.

*All times are Pacific

February 2 - NFL waiver system begins
February 16 - March 2 - Franchise or transition tag period
February 17-23 -- NFL scouting combine
March 7, 9:00am - Free Agent negotiation period begins
March 10, 1:00pm - Free Agency opens (start of league year), teams must be under salary cap
March 22 - Veteran free agent combine
March 22-25 - Owners meetings
April 6 - Derek Carr, Khalil Mack press conferences
April 7 - Off-season program begins (teams with new head coaches)
April 21-23 - Voluntary minicamp
April 24 - Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets
April 29 - Deadline to exercise right of first refusal to RFA's
April 30, 5:00pm - NFL Draft Round 1
May 1, 12:00pm - NFL Draft Rounds 2-3
May 2, 12:00pm - NFL Draft Rounds 4-7
May 8-10 - Rookie minicamp
May 19-21 - First OTA
May 26-28 - Second OTA
June 1-4 - Third OTA
June 9-11 - Mandatory minicamp
June 21, 9:00am - Rookie Symposium
July 26 - Raiders rookies report to training camp in Napa
July 30 - Raiders veterans report to training camp in Napa
September 1 - Roster cuts to get to 75 players due
September 5 - Roster cuts to get to 53 players due

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