In fairness, they played for the American Professional Football Association, which was the precursor to the NFL. And while they dipped out extremely quickly, it was not that uncommon at the time ...

The National Football League was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association. The league adopted its current name in 1922. Only two of the founding teams -- the Decatur ...

Playing under the banner of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), with ten teams from four states, a lot of the information from the early years remains vague and sometimes ...

There have been countless players in the NFL since the league’s inaugural season in 1920 (when it was coined the American Professional Football Association). A handful of players during that ...

He is recognized for organizing the first meeting of teams that formed the American Professional Football Association, the precursor to the NFL. Robert Kraft, the New England Patriots owner whose ...

and the club used the “Acme Packers” title on the players’ jerseys in their first year in the American Professional Football Association, the precursor to the National Football League (NFL).

In the early 1900s, the NFL — then named the American Professional Football Association (APFA) — was largely segregated, and very few Black athletes could play professional football.

One of the most momentous signings in team history was when Buck joined the Packers prior to their maiden season in what was then the American Professional Football Association. Having previously ...

The Cardinals were christened as the Arizona Cardinals in March 1994. But the franchise has existed long before then. The National Football League was founded in 1920 as the American Professional ...