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Usage
editTo use this template, copy and paste this text to a football player's external links section:
{{Footballstats |nfl= |cfl= |afl= |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |fox= |si= |pfr= |rotoworld= }}
Add the page ID's after the equals sign to properly direct the links that you desire to have. If you do not specify an ID, the site will not be shown.
To find a player's unique ID, find the player's page on a website and locate a string of numbers or letters in the URL similar to the ones above. That is the player's unique ID.
Examples
editExample for Peyton Manning:
{{Footballstats|nfl=peyton-manning|cfl=|afl=|espn=1428|cbs=12531|yahoo=4256|fox=69814|si=4256|pfr=M/MannPe00|rotoworld=1493}}- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo! Sports · Fox Sports · SI.com · Pro Football Reference · Rotoworld
Example for CFL and AFL player:
{{Footballstats|cfl=779|afl=3760}}- Career statistics and player information from CFL.ca · ArenaFan
Parameters
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