{"id":25041,"date":"2025-06-06T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=25041"},"modified":"2025-06-06T16:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:16:00","slug":"2025-nfl-calendar-trade-deadline-other-key-dates-to-mark-down-for-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=25041","title":{"rendered":"2025 NFL Calendar: Trade deadline, other key dates to mark down for Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-require=\"modules\/smoothScroller\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/upload\/t_editorial_landscape_mobile\/f_auto\/cowboys\/mwxcawcf9tnapao73hhv.jpg\" alt=\"6_5_ Brian Schottenheimer 2\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>FRISCO, Texas<\/strong> \u2014 Hold firm to the reality that Dallas Cowboys and NFL football are nearly arrived at your door. The month of June has commenced, and it marks the final one in which there will be no NFL contests played, as the official league calendar so pleasantly reminds us.<\/p>\n<p>The league released the complete set of dates for the entire 2025-26 regular season, postseason and offseason on Thursday, as mandatory minicamps begin across the realm next week, and there are several key deadlines and events to draw a sizable red circle around.<\/p>\n<p>Training camp dates will be provided soon, but as far as the league&#8217;s mandates go?<\/p>\n<p>Have no fear, because they are here:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/SXML_C1llwc48Of-qhJV3IadakU=\/0x0:1200x1562\/1200x800\/filters:focal(217x439:409x631)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/74083432\/2160325802.0.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys 2025 schedule lines up nicely for the new-look team -  Blogging The Boys\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Summer:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>July 31<\/strong>: Hall of Fame Game &#8211; Chargers v. Lions (Canton, OH)<\/li>\n<li><strong>August 26<\/strong>: Deadline to reduce rosters to 53 players<\/li>\n<li><strong>August 27<\/strong>: Deadline for waiver claims on players released in final cuts<\/li>\n<li><strong>August 27<\/strong>: Clubs can begin forming 17-man practice squad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Fall:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>September 1:<\/strong> Clubs must begin filing injury, practice reports<\/li>\n<li><strong>September 4-5, 7-8<\/strong>: Kickoff weekend<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 21-22<\/strong>: Fall league meeting<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 4<\/strong>: Trade deadline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Winter:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dec. 9-10<\/strong>: Virtual league meeting<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan. 5<\/strong>: Existing free agents (not on expiring deals) can sign for 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan. 10-12<\/strong>: Wild Card Weekend<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan. 17-18<\/strong>: Divisional Playoffs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan. 25<\/strong>: AFC\/NFC Championship Games<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feb. 8<\/strong>: Super Bowl LX (Santa Clara, CA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feb. 17<\/strong>: Franchise\/transition tags can be applied<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/10\/04\/NAAS\/75518170007-usatsi-24334161.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys' NFL 2025 season schedule: Who will they face next?\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Spring:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>March 3<\/strong>: Deadline for franchise\/transition tags to be applied<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 9-11<\/strong>: Legal tampering begins<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 11<\/strong>: Free agency signings officially begin<\/li>\n<li><strong>March 29-April 1<\/strong>: Annual league meeting<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 23-25<\/strong>: NFL Draft (Green Bay, WI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFL has officially notified the Cowboys of key dates such as final roster cuts and the 2025 trade deadline, and they&#8217;ve marked their calendar accordingly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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