what is the oldest nfl franchise?
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The Green Bay Acme Packers, founded in 1919 (joined the NFL in 1921, now the Green Bay Packers) are the oldest NFL franchise within continuous operation in the same location.
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It's official. The oldest active player in the NFL is Tom Brady. The New England Patriots quarterback, 42, officially took over the title from Indianapolis Colt kicker Adam Vinatieri.
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The National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) with ten teams from four states, all of whom existed in some form as participants of regional leagues in their respective territories; it took on its current name in 1922.
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This graph depicts the franchise value of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from the National Football League from 2002 to 2019. In 2019, the franchise value came to 2.2 billion U.S. dollars. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are owned by Malcom Glazer, who bought the franchise for 192 million U.S. dollars in 1995.
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Founded in 1959 as the Boston Patriots, an original member of the American Football League (AFL), the team joined the NFL in the leagues' 1970 merger, then changed its name when it moved to Foxborough in 1971.
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The best team in AFL history is currently enjoying success in the NFL. If the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV, they will be the best team in franchise history. ... Since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970, the Chiefs have had ups and downs in terms of success, but are currently on a good run.
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The Green Bay Packers have won the most NFL championships and it is not even close. Fifty-three games into the Super Bowl era, many fans have forgotten that the NFL existed well before the Super Bowl era. With 44 NFL seasons before Super Bowl I in 1967, the winningest NFL team may not be the one you thought.
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The Redskins have played more than 1,000 games since their founding in 1932, and are one of only five franchises in the NFL to record over 600 regular season and postseason wins, reaching that mark in 2015.
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One of the NFL's original franchises plays in a stadium which lacks in many ways. The Chicago Bears have played in Chicago since 1921, and on the shores of Lake Michigan since 1971. ... Most teams around them have built massive new stadiums with retractable roofs and modern amenities, but the Bears took another approach.
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The organization began play in 1953 as the Baltimore Colts with the team located in Baltimore, Maryland; it relocated to Indianapolis following the 1983 season. Carroll Rosenbloom brought an NFL franchise to Baltimore in 1953 and owned the team until 1972 when he traded the franchise to Robert Irsay.
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['George Frederick Blanda (September 17, 1927 – September 27, 2010) was an American football quarterback and placekicker who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). ... ', 'Blanda retired from pro football in August 1976 as the oldest player to ever play at the age of 48.']
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George Blanda retired from playing professional football at the age of 48, which makes Blanda the oldest NFL quarterback ever.
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THE HISTORY OF THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Professional football arrived in New England on November 16, 1959, when a group of local businessmen, led by former public relations executive William H. "Billy" Sullivan, Jr. was awarded the eighth and final franchise in the new American Football League.