| Date | Transaction |
| 02-28-1995 | Jim McNorton has retired from football. |
| 08-22-1994 | The St. Louis Lions have waived Jim McNorton. |
| 09-27-1993 | The St. Louis Lions have moved Kalimba Edwards and Mike Machurek to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Jim McNorton and Quinton Reese to the inactive roster. |
| 08-31-1992 | The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades, Dre Bly, Chris Claiborne, Jeff Backus, Jim McNorton, Haloti Ngata, Scott Mitchell, Reuben Droughns, and Laken Tomlinson to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Tim Toone, Gabe Wright, Mike Machurek, Tom Turnure, James Davis, Ronald Cherry, Eric Ebron, and Jamaal Alexander to the inactive roster. |
| 08-24-1992 | The St. Louis Lions have acquired Jim McNorton from the waiver wire. |
| 08-17-1992 | The Louisville Leprechauns have waived Jim McNorton. |
| 09-09-1991 | The Louisville Leprechauns have moved Mike Warren to the active roster. The Louisville Leprechauns have moved Jim McNorton to the inactive roster. |
| 09-10-1990 | The Louisville Leprechauns have acquired Jim McNorton from the waiver wire. |
| 09-03-1990 | The Indianapolis Dawgs have waived Jim McNorton. |
| 08-12-1990 | The Los Angeles Dawgs have moved Jim McNorton, Lou Meadows, and Jay Harrison to the active roster. The Los Angeles Dawgs have moved Tim Duffy and Eugene Abbott to the inactive roster. |
| 08-12-1990 | The Los Angeles Dawgs have moved James Scott to the active roster. The Los Angeles Dawgs have moved Walt Pliska and Jim McNorton to the inactive roster. |
| 08-06-1990 | The Los Angeles Dawgs have moved Jim McNorton to the active roster. The Los Angeles Dawgs have moved James Scott to the inactive roster. |
| 12-18-1989 | The Los Angeles Dawgs have moved Preston Warren to the active roster. The Los Angeles Dawgs have moved Jim McNorton to the inactive roster. |
| 01-09-1989 | Trade #47275 has been completed between the Los Angeles Dawgs and the Washington Capitolists. The Washington Capitolists receive Draft Pick - 1990 Round 7 (LAN), Draft Pick - 1989 Round 7 (LAN), Draft Pick - 1990 Round 6 (LAN), Draft Pick - 1989 Round 6 (LAN) from the Los Angeles Dawgs in exchange for Jim McNorton (QB). |
| 12-11-1988 | The Washington Capitolists have moved Simon Zeal, Jim McNorton, and Billy Doink to the active roster. The Washington Capitolists have moved Wilt Washington, Christian Cross, and Mason Kaczmarek to the inactive roster. |
| 12-05-1988 | The Washington Capitolists have moved Wilt Washington to the active roster. The Washington Capitolists have moved Jim McNorton and Link Navi to the inactive roster. |
| 12-04-1988 | Jim McNorton of the Washington Capitolists is injured with a wrist inflammation and is expected to be out for approximately 10 days. |
| 09-11-1988 | The Washington Capitolists have reverted Joe "Above Average" Norton's name to Jim McNorton. |
| 09-11-1988 | The Washington Capitolists have changed Jim McNorton's name to Joe "Above Average" Norton. |
| 09-05-1988 | The Washington Capitolists have moved Jim McNorton and Tom Tauscher to the active roster. The Washington Capitolists have moved Carson Filmore, Marcus Hubbard, and Christian Cross to the inactive roster. |
| 09-05-1988 | The Washington Capitolists have moved Bob Rose, Quinn Jefferies, Charlie Evans, Alphonso Elric, Luke Gannon, Hans Heidenreich, John Mannheim, Peter Praxis, Matthew Madison, Paul Erie, Billy Doink, Matthias Black, and Bart Rush to the active roster. The Washington Capitolists have moved Zack Dillinger, Frank Nunez, Jim McNorton, Bucky Wallace, Mason Kaczmarek, Darryal Glick, Jerome Petchel, and Tom Tauscher to the inactive roster. |
| 08-29-1988 | The Washington Capitolists have moved Clayton Caldwell, Jim McNorton, Wes Wells, Carson Filmore, Marcus Hubbard, Jerome Petchel, and Zack Dillinger to the active roster. The Washington Capitolists have moved Charlie Evans, Hans Heidenreich, Bart Rush, John Mannheim, Peter Praxis, Luke Gannon, and Quinn Jefferies to the inactive roster. |
| 08-29-1988 | The Washington Capitolists have acquired Jim McNorton from the waiver wire. |
| 08-21-1988 | The Saskatchewan Chimeras have moved Aeneas Kerkorian to the inactive roster. |
| 08-21-1988 | The Saskatchewan Chimeras have waived Jim McNorton. |
| 08-08-1988 | The Saskatchewan Chimeras have moved Tom Wells, Bob Johnson, and Dozer Brown to the active roster. The Saskatchewan Chimeras have moved Tubby Bender, Bob Styles, and Jim McNorton to the inactive roster. |
| 11-30-1987 | The Saskatchewan Chimeras have acquired Jim McNorton from the waiver wire. |
| 08-31-1987 | The Buffalo Federalists have waived Jim McNorton. |
| 08-24-1987 | The Buffalo Federalists have moved Billy Joe Tollever to the active roster. The Buffalo Federalists have moved Jim McNorton to the inactive roster. |
| 08-17-1987 | The Buffalo Federalists have moved Jim McNorton to the active roster. The Buffalo Federalists have moved Brandon Rozumek to the inactive roster. |
| 09-01-1986 | The Buffalo Federalists have moved Brandon Rozumek and Larry Wooden to the active roster. The Buffalo Federalists have moved Jim McNorton and Sammy Watkins to the inactive roster. |
| 08-24-1986 | The Buffalo Federalists have moved Jim McNorton to the active roster. The Buffalo Federalists have moved Brandon Rozumek to the inactive roster. |
| 08-10-1986 | The Buffalo Federalists have reverted Bubby Blister's name to Jim McNorton. |
| 08-04-1986 | The Buffalo Federalists have moved Jimmy Kerkorian, Larry DeWeese, Cole Landolt, Larry Williams, Todd Brinkman, Bud Kidd, Jerry Hansen, and Al Szymanski to the active roster. The Buffalo Federalists have moved Keith Benyola, Rush Gillies, Anthony Johnson, Louis Lefear, DiMarco Northcutt, Pat Sanderson, Alex Moreland, Bubby Blister, and Dozer Brown to the inactive roster. |
| 04-27-1986 | The Buffalo Federalists have moved Dick Northcutt, Billy Joe Rollover, Bubby Blister, Bobby Roveto, Jerry Bodenger, and Rush Gillies to the active roster. The Buffalo Federalists have moved Dwight Hill, Othello Kirk, Brandon Rozumek, Kenneth Gulyanics, Sammy Watkins, and Guy Mullady to the inactive roster. |
| 04-27-1986 | The Buffalo Federalists have changed Jim McNorton's name to Bubby Blister. |
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