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NFL goal posts were moved back before the beginning of the 1974 season. The was done to try and reduce the number of field goals kicked during a game, especially at the end of games, to make things safer around the goal line for the players, and make passing around the middle of the field at the goal line more productive.
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In AFL were the goal posts ever square at the bottom?
No they wern't.
Was the width of the goal posts for professional football ever changed?
The original American football field was 70 yards wide, but that was long before the days of the NFL. The width of the NFL field has never changed, because the standard width of 53 1/3 yards was in place before the league came into existence.
Did they use wood goal posts in professional American football?
Because It was cheaper back then.
How wide are the goal post in the NFL?
22 feet
What is the measure of a football goal post?
It depends on the level of play you're asking about. At the high school level, the goal posts are 10' high and 23' 4" wide. On both the collegiate and professional levels, the only difference from high school is that the goalposts are 18' 6" wide.
