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NFL Draft 2021: George Kittle Wants to See 49ers Select Kyle Pitts in the Draft
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NFL Draft 2021: Peter Schrager Makes Surprise Pick for Rookie That Will Make Immediate Impact Next Season
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NFL Draft 2021: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Reporter Believes They Will Focus on Defense in the Draft
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Former NFL QB says Tampa Bay Buccaneers Could Be the Best Offense in NFL Next Year
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Pat McAfee Comments on Urban Meyer’s Three QB Targets Including Trevor Lawrence
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DeVonta Smith vs Ja’Marr Chase – Which Louisiana Speedster Will Be More Effective in the NFL?
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Who is Micah Parsons’ Son and Is the Penn State Linebacker Married?
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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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