| Date | Transaction |
| 02-28-1987 | Nick Lilly has retired from football. |
| 09-22-1985 | The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived Nick Lilly to comply with the 53-man roster limit. |
| 09-16-1985 | The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 09-16-1985 | The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 09-15-1985 | The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 09-15-1985 | The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 09-15-1985 | The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 09-02-1985 | The San Diego Pirates have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 04-29-1984 | The San Diego Pirates have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 08-15-1983 | The San Diego Pirates have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 05-01-1983 | The San Diego Pirates have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 12-27-1982 | The San Diego Pirates have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 12-20-1982 | The San Diego Pirates have moved Mickey Quinn, Wes Smith, and Nick Lilly to the active roster. The San Diego Pirates have moved Marv Baken, Dan Ferguson, and Greg McLean to the inactive roster. |
| 12-19-1982 | The San Diego Pirates have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 09-06-1982 | The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 09-06-1982 | The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Max Schmitz, Lex Sugar, Rex Kern, Moses Arbogast, John Brockington, Dante Lane, Frosty Rucker, Dan Christiansen, Buzzy Offenhauser, Ed Rusnock, Bob Collie, Bob Tasca, Rick Carlisle, Ruby Vickers, Robbie See, Ziggy Rudd, and Tony Postma to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Rufus Bigbee, Izzy Taylor, Bob Alex, Paul Bingham, Landon Crow, Jack Frost, Joe Eubanks, Rob Moroso, Blaine Julian, Bucky Hughes, Bobby Ruhl, Willie Roberts, Nick Lilly, Joe Jones, Floyd Wilcox, Al Cobbins, and Walter Conway to the inactive roster. |
| 08-09-1982 | The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Blair Johns, Izzy Taylor, Mike Austin, Nick Lilly, Harvey Wright, Warren Rogers, Nelson Jack, Elijah Coltrane, Tony Ventura, Vaughn Thompson, Tony Beer, Jack Frost, Joe Jones, Caesar Gaffney, Val Jackson, Glen Fern, Bob Alex, and Willie Roberts to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ed Postupak, Patsy Donovan, Bob Collie, Mark Brown, John Brockington, Bob Tasca, Don Milk, Rick Carlisle, Rex Kern, John Perkovic, Dan Christiansen, Tony Zale, Robbie See, Footsie Lie, Buzzy Offenhauser, Ed Rusnock, Joe Kline, Mack Jacox, and Raymond Barry to the inactive roster. |
| 05-02-1982 | The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 05-02-1982 | The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 05-02-1982 | The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 05-02-1982 | The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 05-02-1982 | The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 08-24-1981 | The Boston Minutemen have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 05-03-1981 | The Boston Minutemen have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 01-18-1981 | The Miami Plague have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 01-18-1981 | The Miami Plague have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 09-07-1980 | The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 09-07-1980 | The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 08-17-1980 | The San Diego Pirates have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 04-27-1980 | The San Diego Pirates have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 11-05-1979 | The Cleveland Ironmen have waived Nick Lilly. |
| 11-05-1979 | The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired Nick Lilly from the waiver wire. |
| 09-03-1979 | The Green Bay Brawlers have waived Nick Lilly. |
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