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National Football League (view source)
Revision as of 20:06, February 14, 2022
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*In 1970 it merged with the American Football League, which began operations in 1960. As part of the merger agreement, beginning in 1967 it hosted a championship game between the leagues, which is now today's [[Super Bowl]]. Also, in order to equalize the number of teams between what would be the [[National Football Conference]] (comprised of NFL teams) and the [[American Football Conference]] (comprised of AFL teams), three NFL teams -- the Browns, the Colts and the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] -- were moved to the AFC.
*In 1970 it merged with the American Football League, which began operations in 1960. As part of the merger agreement, beginning in 1967 it hosted a championship game between the leagues, which is now today's [[Super Bowl]]. Also, in order to equalize the number of teams between what would be the [[National Football Conference]] (comprised of NFL teams) and the [[American Football Conference]] (comprised of AFL teams), three NFL teams -- the Browns, the Colts and the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] -- were moved to the AFC.
Otherwise, the league has grown through expansions into new markets, which has proven tremendously successful: as an example it expanded into [[Dallas]] in 1960 with the [[Dallas Cowboys]] franchise, which is the league's most valuable and among the most valuable of all sports franchises worldwide. It is also very active in teams relocating to other markets (and sometimes returning, such as the [[Los Angeles Rams|Rams franchise]] moving from Cleveland to Los Angeles, then moving to St. Louis and then returning back to Los Angeles).
Otherwise, the league has grown through expansions into new markets, which has proven tremendously successful: as an example it expanded into [[Dallas]] in 1960 with the [[Dallas Cowboys]] franchise, which is the league's most valuable and among the most valuable of all sports franchises worldwide. It is also very active in teams relocating to other markets (and sometimes returning, such as the [[Los Angeles Rams|Rams franchise]] moving from Cleveland to Los Angeles, then moving to St. Louis and then returning back to Los Angeles).
Unlike [[Major League Baseball]], the NFL does not have a special exemption from antitrust laws (the [[NBA]] and the [[NHL]] also lack such), and thus it has faced competition from rival leagues. In addition to the leagues mentioned above, notable rivals included the United States Football League (which, in 2022, is attempting a second iteration), the XFL (notable for its association with the professional wrestling organization WWE; its second iteration ended before a single game was played), the Association of American Football, and an attempted expansion into United States markets by the [[Canadian Football League]] (with its differing rules and field dimensions).
==Arrangement and League Play==
==Arrangement and League Play==