ON CANTON DAY

2006 NFL calendar

Aug. 6 -- Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio -- Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles (NBC).
Aug. 10-14 -- First full preseason weekend.
Aug. 29 -- Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players.
Sept. 2 -- Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players.
Sept. 3 -- Clubs may establish practice squad of eight players.
Sept. 7-11 -- Kickoff 2006.
Oct. 17 -- Trading deadline.
Oct. 23-25 -- NFL Fall Meeting (New Orleans).
Dec. 30-31 -- Regular season ends.

2007
Jan. 6-7 -- Wild Card Playoffs.
Jan. 13-14 -- Divisional Playoffs.
Jan. 21 -- Conference Championships.
Feb. 4 -- Super Bowl XLI, South Florida (CBS).
Feb. 10 -- AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu (CBS).
Feb. 21-27 -- NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis.
March 25-28 -- NFL Annual Meeting, Phoenix.
April 28-29 -- NFL Draft, New York City.
Late May -- NFL Spring Meeting (Site TBD).

Indianapolis has placed two promising undrafted rookie free agents on the reserve-left camp list after both TE Corey Roberts and safety Antwan Marsh left training camp. Elsewhere, Chicago has signed former South Florida RB Andre Hall, one of the highest rated undrafted free agents this spring. Hall was not drafted this past April and signed with Tampa Bay right after the draft, but was released by the Buccaneers. To make room for Hall, the Bears released OG Troy Reddick, another well-regarded undrafted rookie free agent.....

Philadelphia has reportedly come to terms with DT Brodrick Bunkley, the Eagles' #1 pick at the 2006 draft, on a 6Y deal that could be worth as much as $25M. Bunkley had held out for 16 days. With Bunkley signed only three 2006 first rounders remain unsigned: Buffalo DB Donte Whitner, Arizona QB Matt Leinart and Miami DB Jason Allen.....


CFB

Virginia has re-instated DB Tony Franklin after being dismissed from the team last spring for unspecified reasons. Franklin was suspended for a game late last season for violating team rules and did not make the trip to the Music City Bowl in December and then was kicked off the team on the eve of spring practice in March.