Important dates to remember for the San Francisco 49ers in 2025: Free agency, draft, trades, and deadline for roster moves

As the 2024 season approaches its conclusion with the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles set to contest Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans, the San Francisco 49ers are already deep into planning how they will return to contention in 2025.

The Niners last week rehired Robert Saleh for a second spell as defensive coordinator, though they still need to make a hire at special teams coordinator.

Their plans for the 2025 draft will kick up a notch this week, with two members of their staff set to coach at the Senior Bowl.

With a dreadful 2024 season now in the rear-view mirror, let's look at the key dates on the 2025 calendar as the Niners turn the page to what will hopefully be a bounce-back year.

February

• 1 - Senior Bowl
• 18 - Beginning of the franchise/transition tag windows
• 24-March 3 - NFL Scouting Combine

March

• 4 - Deadline for franchise/transition tag
• 10 - Beginning of the negotiation period (legal tampering)
• 12 - Start of the 2025 League Year. Free agency officially opens, and teams can make trades. All teams must be cap compliant for 2025
• 30-April 2 - Annual League Meeting

April

• 21 - Clubs with returning head coaches may begin offseason workout programs
• 24-26 - NFL Draft in Green Bay

May

• 1 - Deadline to exercise the fifth-year option on 2022 first-round picks
• 2-5 or 9-12 - Rookie minicamp
• 20-21 Spring League Meeting/Coach Accelerator

June

• 2 - Teams that designate a release for post-June receive the salary cap space

July

• 15 - Deadline for franchise/transition tagged players to sign a multiyear extension
• Mid-July - Clubs are permitted to open preseason training camp for rookies (defined as a player who has never signed an NFL player contract with a club in a prior league year) beginning seven days prior to the club’s mandatory reporting date for veteran players

August

• Preseason games/training camp

September

• 4 - Regular season kickoff