CALENDAR

Feb. 23-29:

NFL combine in Indianapolis.

Deadline for clubs to designate franchise or transition players, 4 p.m. ET.

Trading period and free agency for 2016 begins, 4 p.m. ET.

March 7:

March 9:

March 20-23:

Annual league meeting, Boca Raton, Fla.

Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets.

April 22:

April 28-30:

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May 23-25:

NFL draft, Chi-

Spring league meeting, Charlotte.

The Associated Press

ley, who is 12-36 in three seasons and got a one-year contract extension. Others who figure to come under fire if things don’t start well: the Buffalo Bills’ Rex Ryan, the San Diego Chargers’ Mike McCoy, Detroit’s Jim Caldwell and the Los Angeles Rams’ Jeff Fisher among them.

NEW CHIP ON THE BLOCK

Of the seven new head coaches, nobody arrives with more intrigue than the San Francisco 49ers’ Chip Kelly. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick seems like a perfect fit for Kelly’s up-tempo offense, but he was benched last season and Kelly has yet to publicly endorse him. Kaepernick’s $11.9 million million base salary for 2016 becomes fully guaranteed April 1. The other new head coaches also have offensive backgrounds: Adam Gase (Miami Dolphins), Hue Jackson (Browns), Mike Mularkey (Tennessee Titans), Doug Pederson (Eagles), Ben McAdoo (Giants) and Dirk Koetter (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

ROAD TO RECOVERY