History

= = = History = = = = = = = = = The National Football League began in 1920 as a combination of all the other unsuccessful leagues, calling it the American Professional Football Conference. The agreement took place in Canton, Ohio where representatives decided on a common schedule and to name a champion at the end of each year. Players were not yet weighed down by heavy contracts and were still aloud to play in other leagues. Two years later the league was renamed the National Football League where only two teams played. These two teams were the Chicago Bears and the Arizona Cardinals who still play in the NFL today. Throughout the twenties and thirties the league became more organized; establishing a more formal set of rules and standards. After World War II teams were becoming much more financially stable because of the passing of passing of smaller teams. By 1958 the NFL was becoming one of the most popular sports leagues in the United States. This was until the introduction of their first and only serious competitor known as the American Football league. This created a slip between highly payed players and players who only played in the American Football League. The competition between these two leagues was very fierce and took its toll on both the leagues fans. It wasn't until 1970 that the two leagues joined forces under one name where players from both leagues played in one unified league which was called the National Football League.

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