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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 led the Akron Pros of the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the NFL, in 1921. (Dave Pickoff/AP) In February, Mehri made a proclamation in front of Goodell: Fritz Pollard ...

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).

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 ...