| League Transactions |
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 | Free Agency 1996: (Rd 1) The Houston RoughRiders have signed Bryan Levine - DE (0 ovr) for 3 year(s) at $1,680,000. |
 | Free Agency 1996: (Rd 1) The Toronto North have signed Matthew Pullen - T (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $2,150,000. |
 | Free Agency 1996: (Rd 1) The Edmonton Herd have signed Kenneth Carr - LB (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $1,200,000. |
 | Free Agency 1996: (Rd 1) The BCFC Bears have signed Jeffry Bartholomew - K (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $675,000. |
 | Free Agency 1996: (Rd 1) The New Orleans Reapers have signed Bruce Cerda - G (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $2,070,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 2) The Toronto North have signed Mark Hess - T (0 ovr) for 3 year(s) at $2,160,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 2) The BCFC Bears have signed Walter Dugas - TE (0 ovr) for 4 year(s) at $1,530,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 2) The Edmonton Herd have signed Gabriel Squires - CB (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $1,500,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 3) The Houston RoughRiders have signed Daniel Parrish - P (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $500,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 3) The New Orleans Reapers have signed John Watson - CB (0 ovr) for 1 year(s) at $1,130,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 3) The New Orleans Reapers have signed John Mitchell - FS (0 ovr) for 1 year(s) at $1,080,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 3) The Edmonton Herd have signed Terry Parker - G (0 ovr) for 3 year(s) at $2,000,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 6) The Houston RoughRiders have signed Frances Sims - TE (0 ovr) for 1 year(s) at $1,500,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 8) The Toronto North have signed Sanford Foley - DT (0 ovr) for 1 year(s) at $990,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 8) The Toronto North have signed Eli White - DE (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $800,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 8) The Toronto North have signed Paul Williams - DE (0 ovr) for 1 year(s) at $910,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 9) The Houston RoughRiders have signed Mike Aranda - RB (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $1,750,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 9) The Houston RoughRiders have signed Thomas Clem - DE (0 ovr) for 3 year(s) at $1,510,000. |
 | Free Agency 1996: (Rd 9) The Seattle Totems have signed Willie Brinson - RB (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $300,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 9) The Toronto North have signed Aaron Bain - LB (0 ovr) for 1 year(s) at $1,150,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 9) The Toronto North have signed August Ammons - SS (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $790,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 10) The Toronto North have signed Thomas Everson - T (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $500,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 10) The Houston RoughRiders have signed Lonnie Rountree - P (0 ovr) for 4 year(s) at $340,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 10) The Toronto North have signed John Vera - LB (0 ovr) for 1 year(s) at $770,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 10) The Edmonton Herd have signed Edward Larson - T (0 ovr) for 1 year(s) at $300,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 4) The Edmonton Herd have signed Jose Perez - CB (0 ovr) for 1 year(s) at $1,000,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 4) The Houston RoughRiders have signed Neal Taylor - SS (0 ovr) for 3 year(s) at $2,000,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 4) The Houston RoughRiders have signed William Sadler - WR (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $3,500,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 4) The Edmonton Herd have signed Jeffery Horton - FB (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $600,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 4) The Houston RoughRiders have signed Ernest Williams - FS (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $1,500,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 4) The Seattle Totems have signed Lindsey Thurman - QB (0 ovr) for 1 year(s) at $2,100,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 4) The New Orleans Reapers have signed Earnest Cabrera - G (0 ovr) for 3 year(s) at $1,150,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 5) The BCFC Bears have signed Philip Coble - T (0 ovr) for 3 year(s) at $1,220,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 5) The Toronto North have signed Alfred Dixon - TE (0 ovr) for 1 year(s) at $1,150,000. |
 | Free Agency 1996: (Rd 5) The Windsor Gamblers have signed Martin Weston - T (0 ovr) for 3 year(s) at $840,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 5) The Houston RoughRiders have signed Joseph Shelton - G (0 ovr) for 3 year(s) at $1,610,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 5) The Toronto North have signed Daniel Jackson - DT (0 ovr) for 1 year(s) at $1,230,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 5) The Edmonton Herd have signed David Hansen - RB (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $1,500,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 5) The Seattle Totems have signed Steven Graham - LB (0 ovr) for 2 year(s) at $1,200,000. |
| Free Agency 1996: (Rd 5) The Seattle Totems have signed David Purnell - T (0 ovr) for 4 year(s) at $880,000. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Houston RoughRiders have released Henry Fogle - QB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Houston RoughRiders have released George Lehman - RB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Houston RoughRiders have released William Ortega - DE. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Houston RoughRiders have released Darrin Smith - G. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Toronto North have released Roy Tice - RB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Seattle Totems have released Kennith Paquette - RB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Seattle Totems have released Raymond Roberts - RB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Seattle Totems have released Raymond Painter - CB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The BCFC Bears have released John Dasilva - CB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The BCFC Bears have released Aaron Bain - LB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The BCFC Bears have released August Ammons - SS. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The BCFC Bears have released Jason Swan - DT. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Houston RoughRiders have released James Hunter - CB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Seattle Totems have released David Grisham - QB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The BCFC Bears have released Harry Nelms - QB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The BCFC Bears have signed Gerald Mackenzie - DT. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Toronto North have signed Darrick Arnold - RB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Edmonton Herd have signed Christopher Jefferson - C. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Luther Jay - DT. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The New Orleans Reapers have signed Henry Fogle - QB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Houston RoughRiders have signed David Grisham - QB. |
 | Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Ronald Sparrow - FB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The BCFC Bears have signed Robert Whipple - C. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Toronto North have signed Peter Boggs - FS. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Seattle Totems have signed Roy Tice - RB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Edmonton Herd have signed Warner Walker - T. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Courtney Hall - DE. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The New Orleans Reapers have signed Alfred Pearson - RB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Christopher Sparks - T. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The BCFC Bears have signed Eric Hunter - SS. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Edmonton Herd have signed Tyree Biggs - C. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed John Dasilva - CB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Toronto North have signed Jose Hunter - P. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The New Orleans Reapers have signed Henry Harris - K. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The BCFC Bears have signed Thomas Vaught - SS. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Connie Buckner - TE. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Toronto North have signed Daniel Kenney - T. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Keith Villareal - C. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Toronto North have signed Jeffry Havens - G. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The New Orleans Reapers have signed Derek Soliz - DE. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed David Townes - T. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Christoper McCray - WR. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Toronto North have signed Jame Paris - WR. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The New Orleans Reapers have signed James Jones - LB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Terrence Brown - LB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Christopher Paradis - G. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Barry White - LB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The New Orleans Reapers have signed Donald Reynolds - LB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Eric Bickford - LB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The New Orleans Reapers have signed Stephen Hastings - FS. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Christian Harr - LB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed David Molina - DE. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Marlon Ostrander - TE. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Joseph Breen - CB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Steven Graham has been injured. Status: Probable |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Robert Nicholas has been injured. Status: Out (12-16 weeks) |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have released Rogelio Farrell - WR. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Bradley Oglesby has retired. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Edmundo Sides has retired. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Barry Aragon has retired. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Dwayne Hoffmann has retired. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: John Wheeler has retired. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Philip Lofton has retired. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Bill Oliveira has retired. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Chad Hopkins has retired. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Shawn Reynolds has signed a contract extension for $5,500,000 over 4 years. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Grant Fisk has signed a contract extension for $6,500,000 over 5 years. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Donald Daily has signed a contract extension for $4,000,000 over 6 years. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Shawn Merchant has signed a contract extension for $5,200,000 over 6 years. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: Teddy Davis has signed a contract extension for $5,000,000 over 5 years. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The BCFC Bears have signed Ron Brittain - RB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Toronto North have signed Willie Hughes - FB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Antone Hitchcock - DE. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Edmonton Herd have signed Emery Clemons - T. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The New Orleans Reapers have signed Robert Williams - WR. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Jay Haley - G. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The BCFC Bears have signed Denny Davison - QB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The New Orleans Reapers have signed Jake Scanlon - WR. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed James Freedman - T. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Jessie Breedlove - FB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Michael Russo - CB. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Bears trade Dean Seeley to the Herd for a Herd 1997 4th Round Pick. |
| Preseason Week 1, 1996: The Bears trade Dean Seeley to the Herd for a Herd 1997 4th Round Pick. |
| Preseason Week 2, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Rogelio Farrell - WR. |
| Preseason Week 2, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Tony Clark - FS. |
| Preseason Week 2, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Calvin Healey - SS. |
| Week 1, 1996: The New Orleans Reapers have released Robert Williams - WR. |
| Week 1, 1996: The New Orleans Reapers have signed Clinton Cantu - DE. |
| Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Ronald Farrar - DE. |
| Week 1, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have released Jessie Breedlove - FB. |
| Week 1, 1996: The Edmonton Herd have released Howard Fernandez - WR. |
| Week 1, 1996: The Edmonton Herd have signed Forrest Harding - DE. |
| Week 1, 1996: The Edmonton Herd have released Emery Clemons - T. |
| Week 3, 1996: The Edmonton Herd have signed Alvin Huber - WR. |
| Week 3, 1996: The Memphis Pharaohs have signed Mose Peeler - WR. |
| Week 7, 1996: The Houston RoughRiders have released Kip Garrett - DT. |
| Week 7, 1996: The Houston RoughRiders have signed David Hall - LB. |
| Week 9, 1996: Jason Brubaker has signed a contract extension for $600,000 over 6 years. |
| Week 9, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have released Calvin Healey - SS. |
| Week 9, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Robert Williams - WR. |
| Week 14, 1996: George Williams has signed a contract extension for $2,500,000 over 4 years. |
| Week 14, 1996: Alex Baldwin has signed a contract extension for $2,500,000 over 3 years. |
| Week 14, 1996: Shawn Merchant has signed a contract extension for $7,000,000 over 4 years. |
| Week 14, 1996: Martin Gross has signed a contract extension for $5,600,000 over 2 years. |
| Week 14, 1996: Vaughn Haynes has signed a contract extension for $3,000,000 over 3 years. |
| Week 15, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Shon Leone - DE. |
| Week 15, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have released Tony Clark - FS. |
| Week 15, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have signed Jose Woods - SS. |
| Week 15, 1996: The Windsor Gamblers have released Robert Williams - WR. |