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Who Are Dominick Puni’s Parents? Meet Football Star Dad Teu & Volleyball Star Mom Jessica Puni

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Exposing ESPN’s Bias, Jason Kelce’s Bold 49ers Take Ends With a Foul Taste After Jordan Mason’s Performance

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Robert Saleh Fuels Controversy as He Explains Why Sauce Gardner Was Benched in Jets’ Defeat

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“We Were Bad”: Aaron Rodgers on Defeat as Jets Nation Demands Robert Saleh’s Sacking

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49ers in Hot Water as NFL to Punish Them for Christian McCaffrey Call After Jordon Mason’s Bold Statement

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What Happened to Trent Willaims? Kyle Shanahan Pulls Out 49ers OT in Jets Clash

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Patrick Mahomes Becomes Michael Jordan of the Current Era as Bobby Witt Jr Wishes to Emulate Chiefs QB’s Success

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Who Is Jordan Mason’s Fiance? All You Need to Know About Allahbia

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Who Did Ricky Pearsall Invite to 49ers vs Jets? Meet 49ers WR’s Saviors Sgt. Joelle Harrell and Dr. Lucy Kornblith

Ricky Pearsall invites the people who saved his life to the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets game to honor the frontline workers.
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“Tyreek Hill Got Shot”: Dolphins WR Reveals Worst-Case Scenario After Shocking Detainment Before Week 1

Tyreek Hill would have been shot? Yes, the Miami Dolphins WR revealed a major shock, while recalling the Sunday morning traumatic incident!
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“Maddening & Heartbreaking to Watch”: Dolphins Issue Statement on Police Abuse After Tyreek Hill’s Detainment

The Miami Dolphins break silence after Tyreek Hill's controversial arrest sounds alarms all over the NFL amidst start of the season.
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What Happened to Sauce Gardner? Why Did the Jets Take Him Out vs 49ers? Explained

Sauce Gardner’s sudden exit during the Jets vs. 49ers game raised alarms. Here’s why the Jets pulled their star cornerback off the field.
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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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