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“DON’T SAY THAT S**T AGAIN”: Tom Brady Puts Jeff Ross’ in His Place for Vulgar Robert Kraft Joke During Netflix Live Roast

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Coach Prime Accused of Lacking “Compassion” After Ugly Exits of Cormani McClain & Xavier Smith From Colorado

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Patrick Mahomes Takes a Leaf Out of Tom Brady’s Book to Recreate Viral Daniel Riccardo Moment in Miami

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“Scary”: Travis Hunter’s Classy Approach Mirrors the Greatness of Athletes like Tom Brady and Michael Jordan

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Tyrese Haliburton Prepares for Knicks Playoff Clash by Watching Colts’ Quenton Nelson

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Malachi Corley Opens Up on Playing With Mentor Aaron Rodgers Showcasing Mutual Admiration Between the Jets QB1 and His No.1 Option

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Patriots Legend Reveals How Josh Allen Swiftly Adapted to Counter Bill Belichick’s Masterplan to Stop Him Early in His Career

Devin McCourty, the former cornerback for the Patriots, shares exciting story about how Belichick would use strange tactic against Josh Allen

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Julian Edelman Switches on “Roast Mode”, Shows Tom Brady a Trailer of Things to Come Ahead of the Netflix Show

Julian Edelman takes to his X to share a video of Tom Brady roasting him with an unsaid revenge feeling in the air.

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After $3M Help, Jets’ Aaron Rodgers Hints at Playing for the US at the Olympics as Flag Football Gains Popularity

Aaron Rodgers, NY Jets quarterback, raises millions for charity through flag football. His Olympic aspirations inspire hope

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How Robert Saleh & NY Jets Owe Qwan’tez Stiggers Draft Pick to $1.15 Trillion Corp

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“Ridiculous”: Deion Sanders Jr. Receives Stern Reply From NFL Journalist Over “B*Tch” Dig

Deion Sanders Jr.'s controversial choice of words met with stern reality check from NFL Journalist Mike Farrell.

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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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