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Months Before Marrying Tom Brady, $400M Gisele B?ndchen?s Controversial Photograph Featuring NBA Legend LeBron James for Prestigious Project Added Fuel to the Fire

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After Missing Simone Biles Comeback, Jonathan Owens Forced to Be Absent From Yet Another Special Day

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Florida State Cheerleader’s Dazzling Photos Steal Spotlight After Dominating LSU Victory

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?What You Going to Do?? Stephen A. Reminds Aaron Rodgers of His Unfinished Business With the Jets

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Lewis Hamilton Banks on $127,000,000 Contract to Settle the GOAT Debate Against?Tom?Brady

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Formula 1: Charity golf tournament before the Miami Grand Prix

?Pure College Vibes? in Colorado Football as 53,000 Plus Deion Sanders Fans Storm the Field After His Dream Debut

Vogue's April 2008 cover with 4-time NBA champion LeBron James and model Gisele Bundchen sparked a major springtime controversy.

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Seven Years After Kneeling Protest, Colin Kaepernick Inspires Young Gem From America

The former NFL quarterback who played for the San Francisco 49ers, Colin Kaepernick inspired a little girl from America.

?That?s a Damn Promo?: The Undertaker Changes Profession & Takes the Internet by Storm With Texas Longhorns Hype Video

Vogue's April 2008 cover with 4-time NBA champion LeBron James and model Gisele Bundchen sparked a major springtime controversy.

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Ravens’ Cheerleader Is All Set to Make Inspiring Comeback Following Injury Last Year

Baltimore Ravens Cheerleader, Morgan Fox is all set to make an inspirational comeback to NFL after a devastating knee injury.

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?I Think It?s a Curse?: 48YO Rapper Drags Shaquille O?Neal?s Third Born to Express Displeasure Over Tom Brady?s Son

Vogue's April 2008 cover with 4-time NBA champion LeBron James and model Gisele Bundchen sparked a major springtime controversy.

Tom Brady (L) and Shaquille O’Neal (R) Collage

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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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