This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) or American Football League (AFL) and have a last name that starts with "A". [lower-alpha 1] This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears franchise and whose last names fall between "A" and "Kla". For the rest of the players, see Chicago Bears all-time roster (Kle–Z). This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions franchise and whose last names fall between "A" and "Las". For the rest of the players, see Detroit Lions all-time roster (Lat–Z). This list is accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season. The Lions franchise was founded in Portsmouth, Ohio as the Portsmouth Spartans. In 1934, the franchise moved to Detroit and changed their name to the Lions, which was a play on the name of the Detroit Tigers.