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Falcons GM Admits Kirk Cousins Trade Stance as Steelers Receive Aaron Rodgers Announcement

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Double Blow for Drake Maye After Losing a Lineman As Mike Vrabel Cut Another 10-Year Vet

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Bills GM All but Ends James Cook’s Contract Talks as Josh Allen Takes Blame

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Amid Dicey Return, Injured DeMarvion Overshown Clears Stance on Cowboys Rookie From Alabama

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Kyle Shanahan’s Former Player Inducted to Hall of Fame as 49ers Rookie Projected to Win DROY

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Caleb Williams Told to Curb ‘Excuses’ as Pressure Mounts on Bears QB & Ben Johnson After Massive Draft Haul

Ex-NFLer reveals different excuses for the Bears QB Caleb Williams while talking about different draft selections by the HC Ben Johnson.
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Shedeur Sanders Ditched Interview 3 Times With Ex-NFLer as Former Steelers Delivers Verdict on Browns QB

Former NFL player turned reporter reveals missing 3 interviews with Shedeur Sanders while Steelers former RB attacks the rookie.
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Daniel Jones Jeopardizes Anthony Richardson’s Colts Future As Fans Clear Stance on QB1 Battle

Daniel Jones or Anthony Richardson? Who will be the QB 1 for the Colts? There's a new update that has the fans rooting for a clear favorite!
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Maxx Crosby Addresses Blowing the Draft Surprise & Makes Honest Confession on Ashton Jeanty Pick

Maxx Crosby opens up about the draft surprises, sharing his thoughts on Ashton Jeanty's pick and Shedeur's draft challenges.
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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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