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Art Rooney Sr. bought the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise (formerly known as the Pittsburgh Pirates) in 1933 for $2,500.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers merged in the 1943 season and were known as the Steagles. That merger lasted one season.
No, they have not. The Steelers were always an AFC based team, starting from 1933 when they were known as the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Steelers, then known as the Pirates, became an expansion team in the NFL when Art Rooney Sr. paid the NFL a $2,500 franchise fee for the rights to a new team to be located in Pittsburgh.
The Steelers were founded by Art Rooney on July 8, 1933.