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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE |
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NFL) began in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association and was renamed in 1922. Four All-America Football Conference teams (San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts) joined in 1949. Between 1966-1969, the American Football League and NFL Champions met in the Super Bowl, before both leagues merged to form an expanded National Football League in 1970.
It currently has 32 teams with the Houston Texans joining in 2002. Teams are based in 30 US cities with two in Los Angeles (Chargers and Rams) and two teams representing New York but based in New Jersey (Giants and Jets). Each team is allocated college football players through the annual Draft held every April.
BRITISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE (BFL) was introduced in 2015 by Alex Thomas, administrator of AMT GRIDIRON, and uses 'affiliated' NFL teams to collate its seasons.
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TEAMS |
RECENT EXPANSION HISTORY
| CAROLINA PANTHERS |
1995 |
| JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS |
1995 |
| Baltimore Ravens |
1996 |
| Cleveland Browns |
1999 |
| Houston Texans |
2002 |
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PLAYOFFS |
Total of 14 teams make the playoffs made up of 7 per conference.
