Backs Frank Filchock and Merle Hapes of the Giants were questioned about an attempt by a New York man to fix the championship game December 22, 1946 2
Cleveland Browns with a late score beat the the New York Yankees 14-9 in the first AAFC Championship Game December 22, 1946 3
Bob Fenimore from Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Selected First in NFL draft December 16, 1946 1
October 22 – Doc Ledbetter, age 36, Running Back, Chicago Cardinals and Staten Island Stapletons from 1932 to 1933. October 22, 1946 1
October 1 – Johnnie Hudson, Age 47, Running Back, for the Washington Senators in 1922. October 1, 1946 2
September 3 – Duke Hanny, Age 48, Offensive line and Running Back, for the Chicago Bears from 1923 to 1927, and Providence Steam Roller from 1928 to 1930 and Green Bay Packers 1930. September 3, 1946 2