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Mike Brown & Bengals Deemed Likely to Banish Trey Hendrickson From Squad Without Pay Amid Contract Standoff

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CJ Stroud & Locker Room on Knees for C.J. Gardner-Johnson as Safety Carted Off After Terrifying Injury at Camp

Texans safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson gets brutally injured during the training camp forcing C.J. Stroud and others to worry.
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Jets News: Aaron Glenn Refuses to Take It Easy on Justin Fields With Big Preseason Announcement

The Jets HC Aaron Glenn puts Justin Fields to the test in preseason, demanding tough reps to fuel team growth.
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Brian Schottenheimer Unhappy With Himself After Rams Joint Practice as Cowboys HC Confirms 3 Weaknesses

Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer didn’t hold back after a sloppy Rams practice, admitting fault and exposing 3 clear team flaws.
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Jerry Jones Used Dak Prescott to Manipulate Micah Parsons as Cowboys Owner Hellbent on Backdoor Deal

Micah Parsons' contract standoff with Jerry Jones exposes deep trust issues as Cowboys prioritize Dak Prescott and delay real negotiations.
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Big Development on Struggling Aaron Rodgers After Ben Roethlisberger Asks For Change In Steelers QB

Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers finally breaks out at camp - after weeks of struggles and advice from Big Ben himself. But is change still looming?
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Cowboys Rumors: Jerry Jones to Sign $6M Star For Dak Prescott Amid Micah Parsons Contract Stalemate

Amid an issue with Micah Parsons, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is rumored to target a $6M signing to support Dak Prescott
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Michigan & Bears Legend Who Quit Football for Medicine, Dies at 73

NFL legend who left football to become a surgeon dies at 73, as fans mourn the rare athlete who traded fame for a life in medicine.
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Sean McDermott Makes Unpopular QB Decision as Josh Allen Has Hard Time Trusting Bills WR

Bills fan given a bolt by the HC Sean McDermott while Josh Allen works extra hard to find connection with his WRs.
Josh Allen, Sean McDermott

After Dropping Retirement Bomb, George Kittle Wants to ‘Ruin’ Kids’ Dreams

George Kittle’s does not let any of the kids dreams come true to be the starting TE for the 49es. But what is the reason behind this?
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JJ McCarthy to Pose Serious Questions Around Ben Johnson & Caleb Williams as Bears HC Unhappy With Offense

A high-stakes Week 1 clash between Caleb Williams and JJ McCarthy threatens to ignite Chicago’s deepest quarterback fears.
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Kevin Stefanski Answers ‘No’ to Major Shedeur Sanders Question Without Hesitation Before Browns’ Preseason Game

Browns QB Shedeur Sanders given a reality-check by the HC Kevin Stefanski before their first preseason game against the Panthers.
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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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