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Tua Tagovailoa’s Non-Negotiable Standard for Tyreek Hill as Dolphins QB Rebuilds Trust

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Cowboys Rookie Makes Bold Matt Eberflus Claim After DC Impresses at 2025 Camp

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NFL: Chicago Bears OTA

Texans Owner’s Positive Message on Tank Dell After WR’s Training Camp Surprise

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NFL: DEC 21 Texans at Chiefs

Patrick Mahomes Joins Andy Reid for Special Occasion After Clearing Stance on Training Camp Priority

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid attend team movie screening following successful training camp sessions.
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Patriots News: Troubling OL Update Could Derail Drake Maye’s Season at Training Camp

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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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