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The AFL–NFL merger was the merger of the two major ... as after the merger in football was ... bidding wars for top free agents. Once the American Football League ...
The AFL's free agents came from several sources. Some were players who could not find success playing in the NFL, while another source was the then newly-formed Canadian Football League. In the late 1950s, many players released by the NFL, or un-drafted and unsigned out of college by the NFL, went north to try their luck with the CFL (which ...
On January 29, 1964, NBC signed a five-year deal with the American Football League (replacing ABC in that role), paying them US$36 million to televise its games.. The 1965 AFL season began many occasions through the years of NBC's October Sunday telecasts that being forced to shift to local stations and productions due to NBC's commitment to postseason baseball.
AFL and NFL merge. AFL Eastern and Western Divisions became AFC East and AFC West, respectively. AFC Central formed; NFL Capitol Division became nucleus of NFC East. NFL Central Division became NFC Central. NFL Coastal Division became nucleus of NFC West. NFL Century Division teams split up between AFC Central and NFC East.
The 1966 AFL season was the seventh regular season of the American Football League. The league began its merger process with the National Football League (NFL) in June, which took effect fully in 1970. The season also saw the debut of the expansion Miami Dolphins, the AFL's ninth team
The list also includes franchises from the 1960s American Football League that moved during that league's existence. The NFL and AFL agreed to merge in 1966, with the merger taking effect in 1970. All AFL franchises were accepted into the NFL, and the NFL incorporated the AFL's history, records, and statistics. In chronological order:
The AFL stated in 2013 that Auckland is its next expansion priority pending construction of a suitable stadium and the bid has the backing of the local governing body, AFL New Zealand. Though Wellington has hosted all AFL premiership matches held to date between 2013 and 2015, the AFL has stated its preference is to locate a club in Auckland.
The following list contains all metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada containing at least one team in any of the defunct national/international professional outdoor gridiron football leagues beginning with (for the sake of simplicity, this will focus on American football leagues post the AFL-NFL merger) the World Football League onward.