Occasionally the NFL will allow a new team to be formed. If the team is a new team (as opposed to one relocating from another city) it is called an expansion team.
The Houston Texans are the newest team in the NFL, joining as an expansion team in 2002.
The Vikings joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1961.
The Saints were an NFL expansion team in 1967.
By NFL rule, expansion teams are given the first selection in each round of the draft. The last expansion team in the NFL was the Houston Texans who began play in 2002. They were awarded the first selection in each round of the 2002 NFL Draft.
The last expansion teams in NFL history were the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars, who both debuted in 1995. The Cleveland Browns were reborn in 1999 after the team moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens in 1996.
The Houston Texans are the newest team in the NFL, joining as an expansion team in 2002.
The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960.
The New Orleans Saints joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1967.
The Dallas Cowboys were an NFL expansion team in 1960.
The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960.
The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960.
The Vikings joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1961.
Yes. The Cowboys joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960.
The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960.
The Saints joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1967.
The Eagles joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1933.
The Dallas Cowboys were an NFL expansion team in 1960.