{"id":724322,"date":"2026-02-02T18:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/724322\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T18:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:41:16","slug":"important-dates-in-the-2026-broncos-offseason-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/724322\/","title":{"rendered":"Important dates in the 2026 Broncos offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Happy first Monday without Broncos football\u2026 I guess. I\u2019m still really bummed the Broncos won\u2019t be playing in the Super Bowl this Sunday, but that the way the football bounces sometimes. We can either wallow in our pain or look toward the future with hope and optimism. Here\u2019s a cheat sheet guide to what\u2019s coming up this offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">February 17 &#8211; March 3<br \/>The window to designate franchise or transition players is open for the Broncos. Will Denver tag one of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milehighreport.com\/denver-broncos-free-agency\/171341\/pending-free-agents-2026-john-franklin-myers-alex-singleton-justin-strnad\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">soon-to-be-free-agents<\/a>?<br \/>February 23-March 2<br \/>NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">March 9 &#8211; March 11<br \/>Welcome to the legal tampering period! Clubs may contact and negotiate with players who will become free agents when the new league year starts at 2:00pm MT, March 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">March 11, 2:00pm MT<br \/>Happy new league year! Everyone is 0-0 and your Broncos are in the mix as Super Bowl favorite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">March 29-April 1<br \/>Annual league meetings. Plenty of rule changes and league business to discuss. Will Sean Payton be as excited for this year\u2019s as he has been in year\u2019s past?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">May 1<br \/>This is the deadline for clubs to exercise 5th-year options for eligible players (those selected in the 1st round of the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">May 19-20<br \/>Spring meetings in Orlando, Florida. More rule changes discussed and more league business to be attended to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Mid-July<br \/>Training camp begins. I already can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It sucks that Denver isn\u2019t in the Super Bowl this year, but that just means we get that much more time to prepare for next year. With money to spend for the first time since the Russell Wilson debacle, this offseason is shaping up to be one of the more enjoyable one in well over a decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Happy first Monday without Broncos football\u2026 I guess. 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