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The NFL has announced an important slate of dates for the new year, including the start of the 2021 league year and the three-day window for the 2021 NFL Draft.
New NFL year scheduled to begin March 17.
NFL Draft on for April 29 through May 1. pic.twitter.com/HKRAhUiPur
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 18, 2020
The new league year will begin on March 17 at 4PM EST, and the NFL Draft will be held about six weeks later on April 29-May 1. NFL clubs will be able to designate franchise and transition tags to players set to be free agents on February 23rd.
That’s an especially important note for Bucs fans, as Tampa Bay will have a number of key free agents that they could use the tag on. WR Chris Godwin and LB Lavonte David headline the list, but 2020 franchise tag recipient Shaq Barrett will also be a free agent. TE Rob Gronkowski and DT Ndamukong Suh are other notable free agents for the Bucs this offseason.
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