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All-time rosters by defunct NFL franchises (Akron Indians/Pros–Cleveland Indians/Bulldogs)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ130724585 ↗
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This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game for defunct National Football League (NFL) or All-America Football Conference (AAFC) franchises. This list contains franchises sorted alphabetically from "Akron Indians/Pros" to "Dayton Triangles". For the rest of the franchises, see all-time rosters by defunct NFL franchises (Cleveland Tigers/Indians–Miami Seahawks) and (Milwaukee Badgers–Washington Senators).

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This entry incorporates text from “All-time rosters by defunct NFL franchises (Akron Indians/Pros–Cleveland Indians/Bulldogs)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.