| NLRF PROTECT/RETIRED LIST | ||||||||
| THESE PLAYERS CAN RETURN TO THEIR NLRF TEAM IF THEY UN-RETIRE BEFORE NFL TRAINING CAMPS BEGIN, ON (X) DATE. | ||||||||
| POS. | FIRST | LAST NAME | NFL | PREV. NLRF | 2023 RTG. (or DE weight) | HOW ACQ. | (X) | |
| 5 | C | CONNOR | WILLIAMS | RET | BUGE | 6.25 | 2018 DRAFT 4 | July 2026 |
| 6 | RG | SAAHDIQ | CHARLES | RET | BOMA | 4.00 | 2023 FA | July 2025 |
| 2 | RB | RASHAAD | PENNY | RET | LATE | 2022 TR UCT | July 2025 | |
| 3 | WR | MICHAEL | GALLUP | RET | BUGE | 2018 DRAFT 3 | July 2025 | |
| 2 | RB | KENYAN | DRAKE | RET | SHOR | 2016 DRAFT 6 | July 2025 | |
| 9.5 | EDGE | SHAQ | BARRETT | RET | LATE | 2023 TR BUGE | July 2025 | |
| 5 | C | COREY | LINSLEY | RET | OCE | 5.90 | 2014 DRAFT 10 | July 2025 |
| 4 | TE | DARREN | WALLER | RET | BOMA | 1.00 | 2019 DRAFT 10 | July 2025 |
| 8 | DT | FLETCHER | COX | RET | CHIP | 2012 DRAFT 2 | July 2025 | |
| 2 | RB | DAMIEN | HARRIS | RET | DER | 2019 DRAFT 5 | July 2025 | |
| 8 | DT | AARON | DONALD | RET | DER | 2014 DRAFT 1 | July 2025 | |
| 3 | WR | DEVANTE | PARKER | RET | OCE | 2015 DRAFT 1 | July 2025 | |
| 11 | ILB | LEIGHTON | VANDER ESCH | RET | OCE | 2018 DRAFT 5 | July 2025 | |
| 5 | C | JASON | KELCE | RET | RUBE | 6.65 | 2011 DRAFT 6 | July 2025 |
| 6.5 | LT/OG | JAMES | HURST | RET | SHAL | 4.00 | 2021 DRAFT 10 | July 2025 |