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The first group of MLB players to play in the NFL also included George Halas, who remained affiliated with the Chicago Bears as player, coach or owner from the 1920s until his death in 1983, [14] [15] Chuck Dressen, who later managed five Major League Baseball teams, including the Brooklyn Dodgers, from 1934 to 1966.
As a result, the league dropped from 22 to 12 teams, and a majority of the remaining teams were centered around the East Coast instead of the Midwest, where the NFL had started. The New York Yankees were added from the American Football League (AFL I) and the Cleveland Bulldogs returned.
Note: Team names are given here according to the convention used by The Baseball Encyclopedia, which regularized them into the familiar form of modern team names. However, most teams in the early period had no name, aside from that of the club (as in "Hartford Base Ball Club" or "Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia"), and nicknames like ...
Team(s) Years Hall of Fame Class Quarterback: Jimmy Conzelman: Decatur Staleys: 1920: 1964 Rock Island Independents: 1921–1922 Milwaukee Badgers: 1922–1924 Detroit Panthers: 1925–1926 Providence Steam Roller: 1927–1930 Chicago Cardinals: 1940–1942, 1946–1948 John "Paddy" Driscoll: Hammond Pros: 1919: 1965 Decatur Staleys/Chicago ...
FRANCHISES: The first season, 1920, the American Professional Football Association had 14 teams, including two Tigers (Cleveland and Chicago). The Akron Pros, Decatur Staleys (later the Chicago ...
Cities that hosted NFL teams in the 1920s and 1930s. Cities that still have NFL teams from that era are in black, while other cities are in red. Only teams that played more than ten games in the NFL are included. In league meetings prior to the 1933 season, three new teams, the Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Eagles, were admitted to the NFL.
Most NFL teams defeated at least once, career: 32, Brett Favre, [150] Peyton Manning, [151] Drew Brees, [152] and Tom Brady [153] Most wins against a single opponent, regular season, by a starting quarterback : 33, Tom Brady , New England Patriots , 2001–2019, Tampa Bay Buccaneers , 2021 vs. Buffalo Bills .
List of NFL starting quarterbacks [6] Team Quarterback College Since Arizona Cardinals Kyler Murray: Oklahoma: Week 10, 2023: Atlanta Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Washington: Week 16, 2024: Baltimore Ravens Lamar Jackson: Louisville: Week 1, 2024: Buffalo Bills Josh Allen: Wyoming: Week 12, 2018: Carolina Panthers Bryce Young: Alabama: Week 8, 2024