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Jim Harbaugh Says Justin Herbert “Could Play Tight End” After Chargers QB “Crushed” Conditioning Test With Athleticism & Strength

Jim Harbaugh, the Chargers HC, praises QB Justin Herbert. With Ben Herbert Jim aims to boost the team's performance

Travis Kelce Shuts Down Retirement Talk As Chiefs TE Promises To Play “Till the Wheels Fall Off” Despite Off-Field Success

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Coach Prime Invests Heavily in the Future by Kicking off Trendsetting Initiative at Colorado

Colorado and Coach Prime take a huge step by introducing 2024 Youth Camp at CU, besides NCAA college football program.
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NFL Uses Patrick Mahomes’ Star Power to Scare College Football and Outshine Kalen DeBoer’s Alabama Game

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will likely end up underwhelming the Alabama game when the playoffs arrive
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Dawn Staley Reigns Supreme Over Coach Prime Deion Sanders as Super Bowl Champ Ranks Top Coaches in “Pro” List

Deion Sanders gets placed at rank three as Super Bowl champion Chris Canty declares Dawn Staley as the no.1 college coach to hit pro.
Dawn Staley, Deion Sanders

“Get Ya A** Off the Football Field”: Cam Newton to Gunna as Ex-NFL Star Reacts to Bill Belichick Possibly Training the Rapper With the Patriots

Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick's departure brought cultural shifts to the team. Cam Newton reacted humorously
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Coach Kalen DeBoer Shatters the “He Can’t Recruit” Myth with a Major Recruitment Move

Kalen DeBoer, the HC for the Alabama Crimson Tide, brings in a powerful addition to the squad despite contrary beliefs from the fans
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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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