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The NFL considers these continuous franchises that relocated to different metropolitan areas. 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 ...
Pages in category "National Football League franchise relocations" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The move was one of the most controversial in major professional sports history. In response to a fan revolt and legal threats, the NFL awarded a new franchise to Cleveland in 1999, which for historical purposes is considered a continuation of the original Browns franchise.
Pittsburgh franchise changed its nickname from the Pirates to the Steelers before the start of the 1940 season. The NFL raised the maximum number of players allowed on a league roster from 30 to 33 players effective with the 1940 season. [3]
The Oakland Raiders were founded as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960. The team joined the NFL as a result of the merger in 1970. From 1966 until 1981, it played home games at the Oakland Coliseum, which it shared with Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics after that team moved to Oakland from Kansas City, Missouri in 1968.
Newer sports leagues tend to have more transient franchises than more established, "major" leagues, but in the mid-1990s, several NFL and NHL teams moved to other cities, and the threat of a move pushed cities with major-league teams in any sport to build new stadiums and arenas using taxpayer money.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. The following is a list of current National Football League franchise owners: Franchise Principal owner Since Ref. Arizona Cardinals Michael Bidwill 1932 Atlanta Falcons Arthur Blank [a] 2002 Baltimore Ravens Steve Bisciotti [a] 2004 Buffalo Bills Terry Pegula 2014 Carolina Panthers ...
According to Forbes, the Dallas Cowboys, at approximately US$8 billion, are the most valuable NFL franchise and the most valuable sports team in the world. [ 52 ] 26 of the 32 NFL teams rank among the Top 50 most valuable sports teams in the world; [ 8 ] and 16 of the NFL's owners are listed on the Forbes 400 , the most of any sports league or ...