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2024 NFL offseason schedule: Key dates to remember; Jaguars free agent list revealed
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While the Jacksonville Jaguars continue to search for a new defensive coaching staff, the 2024 NFL offseason is just a few short weeks away with plenty of events and deadlines to keep in mind.
The only deadline that has passed thus far is for underclassmen to apply for the 2024 NFL Draft. The deadline was Jan. 15. The biggest name to enter the draft was USC quarterback Caleb Williams, who announced on deadline day.
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The offseason is a time of optimism and building, something the Jaguars will need to do a lot to overcome their disappointing 2023 campaign.
Sign installers from Creative Sign Designs raise a section of the upper fangs as they install the pieces of the 60x80 foot Jaguars logo onto the West side of the Jacksonville Jaguars new Miller Electric Center Monday, June 26, 2023 as the facility readies for opening. The complex, next to TIAA Bank Field will house the team's new indoor and outdoor practice fields, fan facilities, training rooms, offices and other spaces now located in the stadium.
Here's a look at the NFL 2024 offseason:
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February 4: Pro Bowl Games .
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February 11:Super Bowl LVIII (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV).
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February 20:Teams may begin designating franchise/transition tag players.
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February 27-March 4:NFL Scouting Combine (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis , IN).
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March 5:Franchise, transition tag deadline. Players must be designated before 4 p.m. ET.
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March 11-13:Free-agency negotiation period.
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March 13:Start of the new league year. The 2024 league year and free-agency period begin at 4 p.m., New York time. Trades can begin and teams can sign free agents.
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March 24-27:Annual League Meeting (Orlando, Fla).
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April 1:Offseason workout programs may begin for clubs that hired a new coach after the end of the 2023 regular season.
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April 15:Offseason workout programs may begin for clubs with returning head coaches.
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April 17:Final day for team visits with draft-eligible players (allotted 30).
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April 25-27:2024 NFL Draft ( Detroit , Mich.)
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May 2:Deadline for Clubs to exercise fifth-year option for players selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
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May 3-6/May 10-13:Rookie minicamps.
Who are the Jaguars' free agents in 2024?
The Jaguars are set to enter the 2024 offseason with a total of 21 free agents of various classifications.
The team will have 15 unrestricted free agents (UFAs), three restricted free agents (RFAs) and four exclusive rights free agents (ERFAs).
An unrestricted free agent is free to sign with any other club upon the start of the new league year unless they sign a new contract with the current club or are franchise-tagged by the club.
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A restricted free agent is a player with three accrued seasons and an expired contract, typically a player that was signed as an undrafted free agent following the NFL Draft. RFAs can negotiate and sign with any team in the league, however, their original team can offer a qualifying offer, which gives the right of first refusal and/or a draft pick as compensation.
An exclusive rights free agent is a player with just two or fewer accrued seasons and an expired contract. An ERFA doesn't have as much freedom. Their original teams extend a qualifying offer to the player, typically a one-year deal, and they have no choice but to accept.
Jaguars 2024 unrestricted free agents:
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Josh Allen (41) celebrates his fourth quarter sack, adding to his team season sack record that he reached in Sunday's game. The Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Carolina Panthers at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, FL Sunday, December 31, 2023. The Jaguars went in at the half with a 9 to 0 lead and came away with a 26 to 0 victory over the Panthers. [Bob Self/Florida Times-Union]
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Josh Allen , OLB
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Jamal Agnew , WR
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Dawuane Smoot , DL
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K'Lavon Chaisson, OLB
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Calvin Ridley , WR
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Tre Herndon , CB
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Tyler Shatley , OL
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Brandon McManus , K
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Ezra Cleveland , OL
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D'Ernest Johnson, RB
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Angelo Blackson , DL
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Matt Barkley , QB
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Shaq Quarterman, LB
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Daniel Thomas, S
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Jaguars 2024 restricted free agents:
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Cole Van Lanen , OL
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Blake Hance , OL
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Caleb Johnson , LB
Jaguars 2024 exclusive rights free agents:
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Tim Jones, WR
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Gregory Junior , CB
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Jaylon Moore , WR
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Jeremiah Ledbetter , DT
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82 .
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This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: 2024 NFL offseason dates to remember; 21 Jaguars set to hit free agency
