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The following nicknames are given to a unit (defensive, offensive and special teams) or a secondary nickname given to some teams used to describe a style of play or attitude of teams at times in accordance with phrases in popular culture of the time. They are not the official franchise nicknames of the National Football League (NFL). Since the ...
He is the "principal executive officer" [72] of the NFL and also has authority in hiring league employees, negotiating television contracts, disciplining individuals that own part or all of an NFL team, clubs, or employed individuals of an NFL club if they have violated league by-laws or committed "conduct detrimental to the welfare of the ...
This article is a list of teams that play in the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada: Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Canadian Football League (CFL).
The majority of current NFL stadiums have sold naming rights to corporations. Only 3 of the league's 30 stadiums — Arrowhead Stadium, Lambeau Field, and Soldier Field — do not currently use a corporate-sponsored name. Though the Chiefs sold naming rights of the football field to GEHA, the team retain stadium branding under the Arrowhead ...
The name was rejected by the NFL and on March 22, 1971, the team officially announced they would change its geographic name to New England. [36] During the 1970s, the Patriots had some success under head coach Chuck Fairbanks, earning a berth to the playoffs in 1976 – as a wild card team – and in 1978 – as AFC East champions. They lost in ...
The Eagles lead the Atlanta Falcons 21–16–1, with a 3–1 lead in playoff games. [230] The rivalry first emerged after the Falcons upset the Eagles in the 1978 Wild Card Round 14–13, [231] and only intensified further during the 2000s thanks to the rivalry between prominent dual-threat quarterbacks Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick.
John Fox, the team's longest-tenured head coach, led the team from 2002 to 2010 and coached the team to three playoff appearances including Super Bowl XXXVIII which the Panthers lost. Including playoff games, Fox ended his tenure with a 78–74 (.513) record, making him the first Panthers coach to finish his tenure with the team with a winning ...
The NFL then encouraged the Chargers to stay in San Diego by offering the team $100 million if they were to enter into an agreement with the city of San Diego. [74] On January 29, 2016, Spanos, the Chargers' chief executive officer, announced that the team would remain in San Diego for the season. [ 80 ]