Editing World Football League (section)

==NFL jumpers==
Several NFL players signed contracts, or in some cases, future contracts with teams in the World Football League. In the case of a future contract, this was when a player entering the final years of a contract with an NFL team would sign a contract with a WFL team that goes into effect the moment the player's obligation with his NFL club is finished. Each signing is broken down by team, said players previous NFL club, and year player signed a contract. Just because a player signed does not mean he ever played for that team. L. C. Greenwood, for instance, never played a down of football for Birmingham.<ref name="worldfootballleague.org"/> No one shown with a date after 1975 ever actually played for the WFL team listed due to the league's insolvency as of that year.

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;Birmingham
:[[Ross Brupbacher]], LB (Chicago Bears) 1974
:[[L. C. Greenwood]], DE (Pittsburgh Steelers) 1975
:[[Charley Harraway]], RB (Washington Redskins) 1974
:[[Ron Jessie]], WR (Detroit Lions) 1975
:[[George Mira]], QB (Montreal Alouettes, CFL) 1974
:[[Jim Mitchell (tight end)|Jim Mitchell]], TE (Atlanta Falcons) 1975
:[[Mike Montgomery (American football)|Mike Montgomery]], RB (Dallas Cowboys) 1975
:[[Joe Profit]], RB (New Orleans Saints) 1974
:[[Jethro Pugh]], DT (Dallas Cowboys) 1976
:[[Paul Robinson (American football)|Paul Robinson]], RB (Houston Oilers) 1975
:[[Ken Stabler]], QB (Oakland Raiders) 1976
:[[Larry Willingham]], DB (St. Louis Cardinals) 1974
:[[Rayfield Wright]], T (Dallas Cowboys) 1977

;Chicago
:[[Virgil Carter]], QB (San Diego Chargers) 1974
:[[Bob McKay]], T (Cleveland Browns) 1975

;Detroit
:[[Warren McVea]], RB (Kansas City Chiefs) 1974
:[[Mike Taylor (linebacker, born 1949)|Mike Taylor (born 1949)]], LB (New York Jets) 1974

;Florida
:[[Bill Bergey]], LB (Cincinnati Bengals) 1976
:[[Bob Davis (quarterback)|Bob Davis]], QB (New Orleans Saints) 1974
:[[Fred Hoaglin]], C (Baltimore Colts) 1975
:[[Cecil Turner]], WR (Chicago Bears) 1975
:[[Perry Williams (running back)|Perry Williams]], RB (Green Bay Packers) 1975

;Hawaiians
:[[Vince Clements]], RB (New York Giants) 1975
:[[John Douglas (linebacker)|John Douglas]], LB (New York Giants) 1975
:[[Ron East]], DT (San Diego Chargers) 1974
:[[Ed Flanagan (American football)|Ed Flanagan]], C (Detroit Lions) 1975
:[[John Gilliam]], WR (Minnesota Vikings) 1975
:[[Edd Hargett]], QB (Houston Oilers) 1975
:[[Calvin Hill]], RB (Dallas Cowboys)
:[[John Isenbarger]], WR (San Francisco 49ers) 1975
:[[Randy Johnson (quarterback)|Randy Johnson]], QB (New York Giants) 1975
:[[Ted Kwalick]], TE (San Francisco 49ers) 1975
:[[Jim Sniadecki]], LB (San Francisco 49ers) 1975
:[[John Wilbur (American football)|John Wilbur]], G (Washington Redskins) 1975
:[[Greg Wojcik]]:, DT (San Diego Chargers) 1974

;Houston
:[[Bob Creech]], LB (Philadelphia Eagles) 1974
:[[Richmond Flowers (American football)|Richmond Flowers]], DB (New York Giants) 1975
:[[Craig Morton]], QB (Dallas Cowboys) 1975
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;Jacksonville
:[[Guy Dennis]], OG (Detroit Lions) 1975
:[[Chip Glass (American football)|Chip Glass]], TE (Cleveland Browns) 1975
:[[Fair Hooker]], WR (Cleveland Browns) 1975
:[[Ray Nettles]], LB (British Columbia Lions, CFL) 1975
:Bob Parrish, DE (New York Jets) 1975
:[[Larry Smith (running back)|Larry Smith]], RB (Los Angeles Rams) 1975
:[[Harmon Wages]], RB (Atlanta Falcons) 1975

;Memphis
:[[Larry Csonka]], RB (Miami Dolphins) 1975
:[[John Harvey (Canadian football)|John Harvey]], RB (Montreal Alouettes, CFL) 1975
:[[Jim Kiick]], RB (Miami Dolphins) 1975
:[[D. D. Lewis (linebacker b. 1945)|D. D. Lewis]], LB (Dallas Cowboys) 1975
:[[Paul Warfield]], WR (Miami Dolphins) 1975
:[[Ralph Hill (American football)]], C (New York Giants) 1975<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wfl.charlottehornetswfl.com/team_pages_1974/08.php|title=World Football League|website=wfl.charlottehornetswfl.com}}</ref>

;New York
:[[Al Barnes]], WR (Detroit Lions) 1975
:[[Carter Campbell]], DE (New York Giants) 1975
:[[Brian Dowling (American football)|Brian Dowling]], QB (New England Patriots) 1976
:[[John Elliott (defensive lineman)|John Elliott]], DT (New York Jets) 1974
:[[John Fuqua]], RB (Pittsburgh Steelers) 1976
:[[Gerry Philbin]], DT (New York Jets) 1974

;Philadelphia
:[[Steve Chomyszak]], DT (Cincinnati Bengals) 1975
:[[Ron Holliday]], WR (San Diego Chargers) 1975

;Portland
:[[Hise Austin]], DB (Green Bay Packers) 1975
:[[Ron Billingsley]], DT (New Orleans Saints) 1975
:[[Levert Carr]], T (Houston Oilers) 1975
:[[Tom Drougas]], T (Baltimore Colts) 1976
:[[Rocky Rasley]], G (Detroit Lions) 1976
:[[Mike Taylor (offensive tackle)|Mike Taylor (born 1945)]], T (St. Louis Cardinals) 1974
:[[Steve Thompson (American football b. 1945)|Steve Thompson]], DT (New York Jets) 1975
:[[Clancy Williams]], DB (Washington Redskins) 1974

;Southern California
:[[Curley Culp]], DT (Houston Oilers) 1975
:[[Daryle Lamonica]], QB (Oakland Raiders) 1975
:[[Bob Newton (American football)|Bob Newton]], T (Chicago Bears) 1976
:[[Dave Williams (wide receiver)|Dave Williams]], WR (Pittsburgh Steelers) 1974
:[[Dick Witcher]], TE (San Francisco 49ers) 1975
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Many other players jumped as well. Dallas running back Duane Thomas signed with the Hawaiians in 1975 after being released by the Washington Redskins. Longtime Cleveland Browns running back Leroy Kelly signed with Chicago. Other players joined the WFL despite being drafted by NFL squads, such as quarterback Danny White, who signed with Memphis before eventually joining the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.<ref name="worldfootballleague.org"/>