t BY: Kobe Logan
The 32 NFL Teams Bears Bears Team 1
Bengals Team 2 Team 2
BILLS Team 3 Team 3
Buccaneers Team 4 Team 4
Cardinals Team 5 Team 5
Chargers Team 6 Team 6
Colts Team 7 Team 7
Broncos Team 8 Team 8
Panthers Team 9
Cowboys Team 10
Chiefs Team 11 Team 11
Browns Team 12 Team 12
Dolphins Team 13 Team 13
Packers Team 14 Team 14
Ravens Team 15 Team 15
49ers Team 16 Team 16
Vikings Team 17 Team 17
Titans Team 18 Team 18
Steelers Team 19 Team 19
Eagles Team 20 Team 20
Texans Team 21 Team 21
Giants Team 22 Team 22
Jets Team 23 Team 23
Saints Team 24 Team 24
Jaguars Team 25 Team 25
Falcons Team 26 Team 26
Raiders Team 27 Team 27
Seahawks Team 28 Team 28
Rams Team 30 Team 30
Patriots Team 31 Team 31
Redskins Team 32 Team 32
How the NFL started Representatives from several clubs in the East and Midwest gathered in Canton, Ohio, in 1920 to form the American Professional Football Association, which in 1922 changed its name to the National Football League. Representatives from several clubs in the East and Midwest gathered in Canton, Ohio, in 1920 to form the American Professional Football Association, which in 1922 changed its name to the National Football League.
The first black head coach Akron Pros star Fritz Pollard adds coaching responsibilities to his on-field duties, becoming the NFL's first black head coach. Akron Pros star Fritz Pollard adds coaching responsibilities to his on-field duties, becoming the NFL's first black head coach.
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears Player-coach George Halas buys his team, the Decatur Staleys, moving them to Chicago where the franchise is reborn as the Chicago Bears.
The NFL Begins The NFL, hoping to eliminate rampant turnover in financially weak franchises, decides to eliminate all but its most economically stable teams. The move cuts the number of franchises from 22 to 12, and permanently moves the league's center of gravity from small Midwestern towns to large Eastern cities. The NFL, hoping to eliminate rampant turnover in financially weak franchises, decides to eliminate all but its most economically stable teams. The move cuts the number of franchises from 22 to 12, and permanently moves the league's center of gravity from small Midwestern towns to large Eastern cities.
The First Draft The NFL holds its first annual draft of college players. The first player selected, Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger, chooses to pursue a career in plastics manufacturing instead of pro football and never plays a down in the NFL. The NFL holds its first annual draft of college players. The first player selected, Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger, chooses to pursue a career in plastics manufacturing instead of pro football and never plays a down in the NFL.
First Televised Game An NFL game airs on television for the first time, with NBC producing a local broadcast of a game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles. Since fewer than 1,000 TV sets are known to exist in New York at the time, it is unclear whether anyone actually watches the broadcast. An NFL game airs on television for the first time, with NBC producing a local broadcast of a game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles. Since fewer than 1,000 TV sets are known to exist in New York at the time, it is unclear whether anyone actually watches the broadcast.
What Team Do You Choose? I stick with the Washington Redskins. I stick with the Washington Redskins.