The National Football League, usually called the NFL, is the premier professional American football league in the United States. It has 32 teams split evenly between the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference, and each season runs from a preseason in August through an 18-week regular season to a single-elimination playoff that ends with the Super Bowl in early February. The league was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association and took its present name for the 1922 season. A playoff system began in 1933, and the Super Bowl has capped each season since the merger with the American Football League. The NFL is headquartered in New York City and is the wealthiest professional sports league in the world by revenue.
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The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association
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Each NFL season begins annually with a three-week preseason in August
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is a professional American football league in the United States
View the SourceCorey Dillon (Wikipedia)
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played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots
Brad Johnson (American football) (Wikipedia)
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played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons
Ace Parker (Wikipedia)
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He played professional football as a quarterback, tailback and safety in the National Football League (NFL)
Wikipedia, George Blanda
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George Frederick Blanda (September 17, 1927, September 27, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback and placekicker in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL).
Wikipedia, Howard Cassady
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Howard Albert "Hopalong" Cassady (March 2, 1934, September 20, 2019) was an American professional football halfback and split end who played in the National Football League (NFL).
Wikipedia, Leon Hart
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He also played professional football for eight seasons, from 1950 to 1957, with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).
Wikipedia, O.J. Simpson
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He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons-nine with the Buffalo Bills-and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time.
Wikipedia, Glenn Davis
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After completing his military service, Davis also played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in 1950 and 1951.
Wikipedia, Johnny Lujack
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professionally for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1948 to 1951
Wikipedia: Jim Brown
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for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1965
Sammy Baugh (Wikipedia)
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played 16 seasons with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League
Bernie Casey (Wikipedia)
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playing professionally as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL)
John Henry Johnson (Wikipedia)
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a fullback in the National Football League (NFL)
Roman Gabriel (Wikipedia)
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a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL)
Billy Cundiff (Wikipedia)
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a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL)
Charlie Waters (Wikipedia)
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spent his entire 12-year career as a safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League
John Mackey (American football) (Wikipedia)
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He went on to play a total of 10 NFL seasons as tight end
Mike Henry (American football) (source article)
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Henry joined the NFL when he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 9th round of the 1958 NFL draft
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