When the NFL was formed in 1920, the five Ohio teams were Canton, Akron, Cleveland, Dayton, and Columbus.
Prior to the development of the NFL, I believe the 5 first teams were Canton, Akron, Massillon, Shelby, and Marion, in the Ohio League around 1906 or so. ---- The five current NFL teams that originated in Ohio:
1) Cincinnati Bengals: began play as an expansion team in 1968.
2) Cleveland Browns: began play as an expansion team in 1999.
3) St. Louis Rams: began play as the Cleveland Rams in 1937.
4) Baltimore Ravens: began play as the Cleveland Browns in the NFL in 1950 and the AAFC in 1946.
5) Detroit Lions: began play as the Portsmouth Spartans in 1930.
Professional Teams (NFL): Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns other than that, there are many College level teams, such as the Ohio State Buckeyes
32 teams in the NFL.
32 NFL football teams
There are two teams that play in the state of Ohio. These two teams are The Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals. These two teams are very popular in the nfl.
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The American Football League (now known as the American Football Conference or AFC) is a conference in the National Football League which currently holds 16 teams.
32 NFL football teams
32 football teams NFL
32 teams in the NFL.
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1 the Cleveland browns
NFL: Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland BrownsCincinnati Bengals