National Football League
The National Football League is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference.
Teams
The NFL consists of 32 clubs divided into two conferences of 16 teams in each. Each conference is divided into four divisions of four clubs in each. During the regular season, each team is allowed a maximum of 53 players on its roster; only 46 of these may be active (eligible to play) on game days. Each team can also have a 10-player practice squad separate from its main roster, but the practice squad may only be composed of players who were not active for at least nine games in any of their seasons in the league. A player can only be on a practice squad for a maximum of three seasons.
| Formerly | American Professional Football Conference (1920) American Professional Football Association (1920–1921) |
|---|---|
| Sport | American football |
| Founded | August 20, 1920 |
| Inaugural season | 1920 |
| Commissioner | Roger Goodell |
| No. of teams | 32 |
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Most recent champion(s) | Philadelphia Eagles (4th title) |
| Most titles | Green Bay Packers (13 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | CBS Fox NBC ESPN NFL Network Telemundo |
| Official website | www |
See also
- National Football League (1902)
- List of Super Bowl champions (1966–present)
- List of NFL champions (1920–69)
- National Football League All-Decade Teams
- National Football League Cheerleading
- National Football League controversies
- National Football League franchise moves and mergers
- National Football League records
- National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
- NFL Europe
- NFL Films