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Ryan Poles Urged to Break Character for Bold Draft Decision as Ben Johnson Boosts Depth With Nick McCloud

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Alabama HC’s Positive Message to Boost Mike Tomlin’s Jalen Milroe Interest As Steelers Set Deadline for Aaron Rodgers

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Kellen Moore To Battle Jerry Jones for 68-TD Star After Saints Announced Offensive Boost for Derek Carr

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After Strong Message to Dak Prescott, Cowboys Legend Michael Irvin Predicts Resurgent AFC Team to Win Super Bowl

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Cam Ward’s Strong 4-Word Message for Titans President and GM Mike Borgonzi After Nick Folk’s Replacement Announced

Mimai QB Cam Ward shows his confidence to the Titans staff while the team replaces their kicking leader Nick Folk.
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Mom Randi Admits Screaming at Patrick Mahomes and Shares Her ‘Record’ for Aggressive Behaviour

Randi Mahomes reflects on her fiery sports memories and shares how she used to push Patrick Mahomes to be more aggressive.
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History

In August 1920, representatives from four states: Akron, Canton, Cleveland, and Dayton, held a meeting and formed the American Professional Football Conference (APFC) to improve footballing standards in the country. A month later, they formed the American Professional Football Association (APFA) and played a league with 14 teams. In 1922, they changed the name to the National Football League (NFL).

In 1960, a new professional league, the American Football League (AFL) started as a competition against the NFL. After six years, in 1966, the two leagues announced a merger that would take effect in 1970. During the four years between the announcement and the actual merger, the leagues started playing a Championship game which was called The Super Bowl. Since then, the two leagues have been recognized as two separate conferences within the same league, the NFL.

Participating teams

There are 32 teams in the NFL divided equally into two conferences: National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). Each conference is further divided into 4 divisions: East, North, South, and West, with each division containing four teams.

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