The NFL offseason is here, meaning it is time for the Eagles to get to work improving a team that finished 7-9 last season and has plenty of holes to fill. 

Here is a look at some key dates this NFL offseason, with notes on which ones are especially important for the Eagles. 

Feb. 14: Beginning at noon, NFL teams can begin signing players whose Canadian Football League contracts have expired. 

Feb. 15: First day for teams to apply franchise or transition tag to players. 

Feb. 28-March 6: NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis. 

March 1: Prior to 4 p.m., deadline for teams to apply franchise or transition tag. 

March 7-9: Team can negotiate with agents of pending unrestricted free agent players, but no formal contract can be signed until 4 p.m. on March 9. 

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EAGLES NOTE: While on March 7 the Eagles will be able to start talking to free agents, it also means that other teams will be able to start talking to the Eagles' impending free agents -- including defensive tackle Bennie Logan. 

If Logan is still not under a new contract with the Eagles on March 7, it is hard to picture him coming back to the team. 

March 9: A big day with several key events ... 

* Prior to 4 p.m., teams must exercise contract options for 2017 on all players who have them. 

* Prior to 4 p.m., teams must submit qualifying offers to their pending restricted free agents, if the teams want to retain right of first refusal/compensation. 

* Prior to 4 p.m., all teams must be under the 2017 salary cap. 

* At 4 p.m., the free agency and trading periods begin, as does the official 2017 league year. 

March 26-29: NFL annual meeting, Phoenix. 

April 17: Teams with returning head coach can start offseason workouts -- meaning this is when the Eagles will report back to work. 

April 21: Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets. 

April 27-29: NFL Draft, Philadelphia. 

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May 2: Deadline for teams to exercise fifth-year options on 2014 first-round draft picks

May 5-8: Rookie minicamps. 

May 12-15: Rookie minicamps. 

May 15: Rookie football development programs begin.

May 18-21: NFLPA Rookie Premiere event. 

May 22-24: NFL spring meeting, Chicago. 

Late May and early June: Organized team activities practices. The Eagles have not yet announced their OTA schedule. 

June 1: Deadline for teams to send "June 1 tender" to its unsigned restricted free agents who received a qualifying offer for a right of first refusal only. 

June 15: Deadline for teams to withdraw qualifying offer to restricted free agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights. 

June: Mandatory minicamps. 

July 15: At 4 p.m., deadline for teams that designated a franchise-tag player to sign him to a multi-year contract or extension. After this date, the player can sign only a one-year deal with his previous organization for the 2017 season -- and the contract can't be extended until after the team's final regular season game. 

Late July: Training camps begin. 

Aug. 3: Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio. 

Aug. 5: Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony. 

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