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Jets QB-Turned-ESPN Host Accuses Tim Tebow of Sabotaging His Career Twice After Woody Johnson’s Deception

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Saints’ Tyler Shough Shows True Character With Big Purchase Using First NFL Paycheck

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Buccaneers News: GM Admits Scrapping Multiple Trade Plans for 4× Pro Bowler That Impacted Tom Brady’s SB Run

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Mike Tomlin Is Already Getting Firing Warnings if Aaron Rodgers Fails to Deliver With Steelers

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Dak Prescott Admits to Abandoning Cowboys Before Jerry Jones Made His Dream Come True

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Bills News: Forced to Sleep in Separate Hotel, Legendary Black Coach Wins Hall of Fame Award 27 Years After Death

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Chargers Make Big Announcement on Future With Jim Harbaugh as Justin Herbert Earns New Recognition

Harbaugh reveals achievement jersey system while Herbert gets special recognition, but team still needs offensive line help.
NFL: Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers

Retired Patriots Coach of 34 Years Reveals Mike Vrabel’s True Character After Robert Kraft’s Bold Promise

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Colts News: Heartbreak for Daniel Jones as Shane Steichen Has Already Made Up His Mind About QB Future

Colts face tough QB1 battle between Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones as Shane Steichen has clear long-term plans.
NFL: Indianapolis Colts Minicamp

Buccaneers GM Admits Draft Bias for 5X National Champ College as Lavonte David’s Secret Signing Surfaces

Bucs GM Jason Licht revealed his love for the his former college and 5 times National Title winner with strong liking for Lavonte David.
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The $500K NFL Rookie Card That Says More About Branding Than Athletes

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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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