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Frustrated Mike McDaniel Doesn’t Mince Words on Jalen Ramsey’s Holdout Amid Dolphins Trade Standoff

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How Much Will Shedeur Sanders Make if He Gets Cut? 2025 Practice Squad Salary Revealed

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Aaron Rodgers Swears to Break Old Habits With Steelers After Confessing to Past Mistakes Due to ‘Ego’

Aaron Rodgers reveals soul-searching reason behind joining Steelers and vows to ditch ego-driven decisions in shocking career pivot.
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Mike Tomlin Confirms Steelers’ Stance on TJ Watt Contract Extension After Star LB Misses Minicamp

As TJ Watt's holdout for a fresh contract continues in Steel City, HC Mike Tomlin has finally expressed his views on the matter.
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Aaron Rodgers Was Desperate to Join Bitter Packers Rivals as Mike Tomlin Stamps Authority On Steelers Locker Room

Days after signing for the Steelers, reports suggest that Aaron Rodgers originally desired to join another NFL team over them.
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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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