[Drake]

NFL is proposing to overhaul its calendar, pushing back the combine to early March, free agency to early April, and the draft to early May.

Want to know one more reason why NFL wants the draft in early May? TV sweeps are in May. Bigger ratings, bigger dollars.

Idea of overhauled calendar is to lengthen NFL off-season and make football relevant over longer period with one big event each month.

Under proposal, all NFL teams also would kick off training camp on same summer day, making it the official launch of the football season.

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