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Let's take a look at the NFL's oldest franchises and see when they were established in the league. Listed from oldest to newest, here’s a list of all 32 NFL teams and the years they became...
Although the original NFL teams representing Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago and Detroit no longer exist, replacement franchises have since been established for those cities.
This timeline of the National Football League (NFL) tracks the history of each of the league's 32 current franchises from the early days of the league, through its merger with the American Football League (AFL).
Let’s take a look back at these classic franchises. Who were the 14 original NFL teams? 1. Akron Pros. One of the NFL original teams, the Akron Pros were founded in 1920. They were from Ohio, and in 1920 they won the league’s first championship, defining a standard for success. 2. Canton Bulldogs.
The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest team in the NFL and along with the Chicago Bears, is one of only two teams that were part of the inaugural NFL roster. While the franchise has been based out of Arizona since 1988, the Cardinals trace their history all the way back to 1898, decades before the NFL was founded.
Eight active teams existed at this point: the Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals (today’s Arizona Cardinals), Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Boston Braves (today’s Washington Football Team), Portsmouth Spartans (today’s Detroit Lions, Staten Island Stapletons, and Brooklyn Dodgers.
Originally known as the American Professional Football Association, the league began as a collection of teams scattered across a few states. Five of the original organizations were in Ohio,...