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Pat McAfee Announces Breaking Retirement for $1M US Tournament As He Takes Up New Sport

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Bills GM Alerts 31 NFL Franchises To Draft Strategy After Josh Allen and Co. Ditched by James Cook

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2x MW OPOY Falls to Ben Johnson as Bears Add 4 Weapons for Caleb Williams in Latest Mock Draft

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Shannon Sharpe’s Legal Team Discloses $10M Settlement Offer Amid Allegations

Shannon Sharpe and his attorney break silence on the aault allegations from Jane Doe that have engulfed him.
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Steelers Veteran Slams Jets for Poor Aaron Rodgers Treatment, Drops Major Hint Amid Shedeur Sanders Buzz

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Rob Gronkowski Catches Strays as WWE Veteran Ridicules Pat McAfee With Serious ESPN Accusations

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Ousted David Bakhtiari Pays Tribute to Packers Legend With a Powerful Message After Clearing Stance on NFL Return

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Dwyane Wade Warns NFL About Shedeur Sanders As Colorado QB Faces Heat After Draft News

Dwyane Wade warns NFL teams about Shedeur Sanders as the Colorado QB faces growing criticism ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft.
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Harold Fannin’s NIL Deal and GPA: Sponsorships, Endorsements, Contracts and More About NFL Draft Prospect

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Brock Purdy & George Kittle Not On the Same Page as Rams WR Outs Kyle Shanahan’s & 49ers’ Contract Tactics

Brock Purdy breaks a major trend in contract negotiations with the 49ers as George Kittle defies his QB while Rams WR exposes the Niners.
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Jerry Jones Confirms Stance on Drafting QB Amid Dak Prescott Injury With Clear Message on Cowboys’ No. 12 Pick

The Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones hints at two major draft decisions and indicates that the HC will play a more active role.
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Davante Adams Exposes Kyle Shanahan’s Cheap Contract Tactics as 49ers Handed George Kittle Blow Amid QB Drama

Amidst the Brock Purdy contract extension drama, Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers were exposed by the Rams' wide receiver over contract talks
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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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