ðə sˈɜːkɪt pɹədˈuːst ɐ tˈiːm nˈoʊn æz ðə ɹˈɑːtʃɛstɚ dʒˈɛfɚsənz, hˌuː lˈeɪɾɚ dʒˈɔɪnd ðə nˈæʃənəl fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ æz ɐ tʃˈɑːɹɾɚ mˈɛmbɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti, æz wˈɛl æz sˈɛvɹəl ˈʌðɚ tˈiːmz ðæt lˈæstᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z.
The circuit produced a team known as the Rochester Jeffersons, who later joined the National Football League as a charter member in 1920, as well as several other teams that lasted into the 1930s.