2017 KC Chiefs Calendar

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Chiefs' 2017 Season Record: 10 - 6 (another winning season in the books)
Chiefs' 2017 Pre-Season Record: 2 - 2 (better now ...)

2016

Dec 16 : College Advisory Committee evaluation request deadline (tbc)

2017
Jan 1: GAMEDAY! Week 17 at San Diego Chargers; Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA; 3:25 PM CST - W 37-27 -> Gamebook
Jan 2:
- Signing period for free agents for 2017 season begins
- Renegotiation of 2014 draft picks' contracts possible
- Begin of period to exercise fifth-year option for first round picks from the 2014 draft.
Jan 2: College Advisory Committee evaluation request final deadline (completion not guaranteed)
Jan 2: Deadline for teams to indicate amount of cap space to be rolled over into next year
Jan 7/8: Wildcard Weekend
Jan 8: Interview deadline for assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card weekend for Head Coach positions
Jan 9: College Football National Championship Game, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Jan 10 Coaches of non-playoff clubs may negotiate with new teams if contract is about to expire.
Jan 14: Divisional playoffs, day one.
Jan 15: GAMEDAY! Divisional Playoffs  vs.  Pittsburgh Steelers, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO; 7:20 PM CST - L 16-18 -> Gamebook
Jan 15: Interview deadline for assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games for Head Coach positions
Jan 16: Deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft
Jan 19: Deadline for underclassmen to withdraw application for early entry to NFL draft
Jan 20: Teams will be informed of players accepted for the 2017 draft
Jan 21: 92th East-West College All-Star Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
Jan 21: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, Stubhub Center, Carson, CA
Jan 22: NFC Conference Championship Game, location tbd
Jan 22: AFC Conference Championship Game, location tbd
Jan 28: Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL
Jan 29: 47th AFC-NFC Pro Bowl Game, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL, 7 PM CST
Jan 29: Deadline for assistant coaches under contract to Super Bowl clubs to have second interview with other clubs for Head Coach positions
Jan 31: Teams may try out and negotiate with CFL players whose contracts will expire 14 Feb
Feb 5: Super Bowl LI, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX (Halftime Show: Lady Gaga)
Feb 6: 2017 Waiver period begins
Feb 11: NFL Regional Combine, Virginia Mason Athletic Center, Seattle, WA
Feb 14: Teams are allowed to sign CFL players whose contract expired
Feb 15: Teams may designate one Franchise/Transition Player
Feb 18: NFL Regional Combine, Methodist Training Center, Houston, TX
Feb ??: Deadline for teams to formally inform the League which amount of cap space they wish to be rolled over into the new League Year
Feb 25: NFL Regional Combine, Inova Sports Performance Center, Washington, DC
Feb 25: Compensatory Draft Picks announced
Feb 26: 47th Annual NFL 101 Awards Gala, Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, MO
Feb 26: NFL Regional Combine, Inova Sports Performance Center, Washington, DC (Punters/Kickers only)
Feb 28-Mar 6: NFL Scouting Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN -> Schedule -> Invitees -> NFL.com Coverage -> FAQ
Mar 1: Deadline for designating one Franchise/Transition player (3:00 PM CST)
Mar 4: NFL Regional Combine, Minnesota Vikings Practice Facility, Eden Prairie, MN
Mar 7-9: Clubs are permitted to enter into contract negotiations with certified agents of players who will be Unrestricted Free Agents at the end of the current League Year.
Mar 9: 2017 League Year starts (11:00 PM CST), this includes:
 - Beginning of free-agent signing period (3:00 PM CST)
 - Beginning of trade period (3:00 PM CST)
- Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with fewer than three accrued seasons whose contracts have expired (3:00 PM CST)
- Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by clubs to retain a right of first refusal/compensation to their Restricted Free Agents whose contracts have expired
- Deadline to exercise club options in 2016 players' contracts
- Teams must be under salary cap for top-51 player contracts
Mar 11: NFL Regional Combine, New Orleans Saints Training Facility, Metairie, LA
Mar 19: 2017 KC Chiefs Cheerleader Team Audition
Mar 20: 2017 KC Chiefs Cheerleader Team Announcement
Mar 26-29: Annual Owners' Meeting, Phoenix, AZ
Apr 3: Teams with new Head Coaches may begin offseason workout program
Apr 7: Local Prospect Workout Day, Kansas City Chiefs Training Facility, Kansas City, MO
Apr 17: Teams with returning Head Coaches may begin offseason workout program
Apr 17: Chiefs Offseason Workout Program - Phase I - Strength & Conditioning
Apr 20: 2017 regular season schedule announced
Apr 21: Deadline for tendered RFA to sign offer sheet with new clubs
Apr 24: Single game tickets on sale to Jackson County residents
Apr 26: Single game tickets on sale to general public
Apr 26: Deadline for prior clubs to exercise right of first refusal on RFA offer sheets
Apr 27: NFL Draft, Round 1, Philadelphia, PA
Apr 28: NFL Draft, Round 2-3, Philadelphia, PA
Apr 29: NFL Draft, Round 4-7, Philadelphia, PA
Apr 29: Begin of UDFA signing period
May 2: Chiefs Offseason Workout Program - Phase II - Individual Player Drills
May 2: End of period to exercise fifth-year option for first round picks from the 2014 draft.
May 6-8: 3-day Rookie Minicamp
May 9:
- Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned unrestricted free agents to receive exclusive negotiating rights for rest of the season if player is not signed by another club by Jul 22
- Deadline for old clubs to submit a qualifying offer to unsigned exclusive rights free agents of 110 percent of previous year's salary to retain exclusive negotiating rights
- Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned restricted free agents or to extend qualifying offer (110% of previous year's salary) to retain exclusive negotiating rights with exclusive rights free agents
May 15: Rookie Football Development Program begins
May 18-21: NFLPA Rookie Premiere. Invited Rookies must be permitted to attend
May 22-24: NFL Spring League Meeting, Chicago, IL
May 23:  Chiefs Offseason Workout Program - Phase III - Organized Team Activities
May 23: OTA I
May 24: OTA II
May 25: OTA III
May 30: OTA IV
May 31: OTA V
Jun 1: OTA VI
Jun 1: Deadline for old clubs to send “June 1 tender” to ROFR RFA, in order for such players to be subject to the “June 15 tender” provisions.
Jun 2: remaining signing bonuses for players removed from roster will account against 2018 cap
Jun 6: OTA VII
Jun 7: OTA VIII
Jun 8: OTA IX
Jun 9: OTA X
Jun 13-15: Chiefs Offseason Workout Program - Phase IV - Mandatory Minicamp
Jun 15: Old clubs may withdraw original qualifying offer to unsigned Restricted Free Agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by submitting tender of 110 percent of previous year's salary
Jun 16/17: KC Chiefs Fantasy Camp, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Jun 29 - Jul 1: Irrelevant Week XXXXII, Newport Beach, CA
Jul 12: Supplemental Draft
Jul 17: Deadline for Franchise Players to sign a new contract with their old team
Jul ??: Hall of Fame Game teams may open Training Camp
Jul 22:
- Deadline for unsigned UFA to sign with new clubs, provided they have been tendered a qualifying offer by their old club by May 9.
- Deadline for Transition Players to sign with new clubs
Jul ??: Chiefs Rookie & QB Camp, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO (closed to public)
Jul ??: Chiefs open Training Camp, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO  -> Schedule -> General Info -> Site Map -> FAQ
Aug ??: Family Fun Day @ Training Camp, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO
Aug 3: Hall of Fame Game, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, OH
Aug 5: Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, OH
Aug ??: Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Day @ Training Camp, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO
Aug ??: Deadline for players under contract to report to their clubs to earn an Accrued Season
Aug ??: Deadline for teams to trade rights for unsigned drafted Rookies
Aug 11: GAMEDAY! Pre-Season Week 1, vs. San Francisco 49ers, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, 8:00 PM CDT - L 17-27 - -> Gamebook
Aug 17: Military Appreciation Day, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO
Aug 17: Chiefs break Training Camp, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO
Aug 19: GAMEDAY! Pre-Season Week 2, @ Cincinnati Bengals, Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH, 6:00 PM CDT - W 30-12 - -> Gamebook
Aug 24: Chiefs Kickoff Luncheon, Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center, 11AM CDT
Aug 25: GAMEDAY! Pre-Season Week 3, @ Seattle Seahawks, CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA, 7:00 PM CDT - L 13-26 - -> Gamebook
Aug 31: GAMEDAY! Pre-Season Week 4, vs. Tennessee Titans, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, 7:30 PM CDT - W 30-6 - -> Gamebook
Sep 2: Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players
Sep 3: Teams may establish Practice Squads
Sep 7: Top 51 cap rule expires (Noon CDT)
Sep 7: Kickoff Game - GAMEDAY! Week 1, @ New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA, 7:30 PM CDT - W 42-27 - -> Gamebook
Sep 17: GAMEDAY! Week 2, vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, noon CDT - W 27-20 - -> Gamebook
Sep 24: GAMEDAY! Week 3, @ Los Angeles Chargers, StubHub Center, Carson, CA, 3:25 PM CDT - W 24-10 - -> Gamebook
Sep 24: International Series: Baltimore Ravens vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom
Sep 26: Waiver claims ranked by 2016 season standings
Oct 2: GAMEDAY! Week 4, vs. Washington Redskins, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, 7:30 PM CDT - W 29-20 - -> Gamebook
Oct 1: International Series: New Orleans Saints vs. Miami Dolphins, Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom
Oct 8: GAMEDAY! Week 5, @ Houston Texans, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX, 7:30 PM CDT - W 42-34 - -> Gamebook
Oct 15: GAMEDAY! Week 6, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, 3:25 PM CDT - L 13-19 - -> Gamebook
Oct 16: Players on Res/PUP or Res/NFI may begin practicing (6 days prior to week 7 game)
Oct ??: League Fall Meeting
Oct 19: GAMEDAY! Week 7, @ Oakland Raiders, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA, 7:25 PM CDT - L 30-31 -  -> Gamebook
Oct 22: International Series: Arizona Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams, Twickenham Stadium, London, United Kingdom
Oct 29: International Series: Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland Browns, Twickenham Stadium, London, United Kingdom
Oct 30: GAMEDAY! Week 8, vs. Denver Broncos, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, 7:30 PM CDT - W 29-19 - -> Gamebook
Oct 31: Trade Deadline (3:00 PM CDT)
Nov 1: Waiver System applicable for all Veteran Players
Nov 5: GAMEDAY! Week 9, @ Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX, 3:25 PM CST - L 17-28 -  -> Gamebook
Nov 12: BYE WEEK! Week 10
Nov 14: (3:00 PM CST)
- signing deadline for UFA who have been tendered a qualifying offer prior to May 12 but remained unsigned by other clubs through July 22
- signing deadline for RFA who have been tendered a qualifying offer
- signing deadline for Transition Players
- signing deadline for Franchise Players
- signing deadline for drafted Rookies
Nov 19: GAMEDAY! Week 11, @ New York Giants, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, noon CST - L 9-12 (OT) -  -> Gamebook
Nov 19: International Series: Oakland Raiders vs. New England Patriots, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
Nov 21: Deadline for Players on Res/NFI or Res/PUP to commence practice
Nov 23: Thanksgiving Day
Nov 26: GAMEDAY! Week 12, vs. Buffalo Bills, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, noon CST - L 10-16 -  -> Gamebook
Dec 3: GAMEDAY! Week 13, @ New York Jets, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, noon CST - L 31-38 -  -> Gamebook
Dec 10: GAMEDAY! Week 14, vs. Oakland Raiders, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, noon CST - W 26-15 - -> Gamebook
Dec 15: College Advisory Committee evaluation request deadline
Dec 16: GAMEDAY! Week 15, vs. Los Angeles Chargers, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, 7:25 PM CST - W 30-13 - -> Gamebook
Dec 24: GAMEDAY! Week 16, vs. Miami Dolphins , Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, noon CST - W 29-13 - -> Gamebook
Dec 31: GAMEDAY! Week 17, @ Denver Broncos, Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO, 3:25 PM CST - W 27-24 - -> Gamebook

 2018

Jan 1: College Advisory Committee evaluation request final deadline (completion not guaranteed)
Jan 1:
- Signing period for free agents for 2018 season begins
- Renegotiation of 2015 draft picks' contracts possible
- Begin of period to exercise fifth-year option for first round picks from the 2015 draft.
Jan ??: Deadline for teams to indicate amount of cap space to be rolled over into next year
Jan 6: GAMEDAY! Wildcard Game, vs. Tennessee Titans, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, 3:35 PM CST - L 21-22 - -> Gamebook
Jan 7: Interview deadline for assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that have byes in the Wild Card weekend for Head Coach positions
Jan 8: College Football National Championship Game, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Jan 13/14: Divisional playoffs
Jan 14: Interview deadline for assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games for Head Coach positions
Jan 15: Deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft
Jan 18: Deadline for underclassmen to withdraw application for early entry to NFL draft
Jan ??: Teams will be informed of players accepted for the 2018 draft
Jan 20: 93th East-West College All-Star Game
Jan 20: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
Jan 21: AFC Conference Championship Game, Jacksonville Jaguars @ New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA, 2:05 PM CST
Jan 21: NFC Conference Championship Game, Minnesota Vikings @ Philadelphia Eagles, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA, 5:40 PM CST
Jan 27: Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL, 1:30 PM CST
Jan 28: 49th AFC-NFC Pro Bowl Game, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL, 2 PM CST
Jan 28: Deadline for assistant coaches under contract to Super Bowl clubs to have second interview with other clubs for Head Coach positions
Feb 4: Super Bowl LII, New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles, U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN, 5:30 PM CST