player on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform or Reserve/Non-

Football Injury or Illness, whichever is applicable; request waivers; terminate contract; trade contract; or continue to count the player on the active list.

August 31

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Claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction will expire at 12:00 noon, New York time.

August 31

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Beginning at 12:00 noon, New York time, clubs may establish a practice squad of eight players by signing free agents who do not have an accrued season of free agency credit or who were on the 46-player active list for less than nine regular season games during each of any

accrued seasons. A player cannot serve on the practice squad for more than three seasons.

August 31

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Final day of preseason training camp for all clubs, as defined in CBA Article23, Section 9.

September 2

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After 4:00 p.m., New York time, a club is permitted to place a player on Reserve/Injured as “Designated for Return.”

September 3

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At 4:00 p.m., New York time, deadline for all NFL player contracts, practice player contracts, tender offers, and miscellaneous amounts to fit within each club’s 2014 salary cap, in anticipation of the midnight expiration of the Top 51 Rule.

September 4

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At 12:00 a.m., New York time, the Top 51 Rule expires for all NFL clubs.

September 4, 7-8

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Regular Season opens.

September 23

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Beginning on the Tuesday following the third weekend of regular season games, the claiming priority is based on the inverse order of the standing of clubs in the current season’s games.

Beginning the day after the conclusion of the sixth regular season weekend and continuing through the day