The NFL was founded in 1920 (originally called the American Professional Football Association), and had ten founding teams:
Racine Cardinals (now the Arizona Cardinals)
Decatur Staleys (now the Chicago Bears)
Akron Pros
Canton Bulldogs
Cleveland Tigers
Dayton Triangles
Hammond Pros
Muncie Flyers
Rochester Jeffersons
Rock Island Independents
Four more teams joined during the first year:
Buffalo All-Americans
Chicago Tigers
Columbus Panhandles
Detroit Heralds
Only the Cardinals and Bears franchises survived into the 1930s, but by then many other teams had joined the league, including the Green Bay Packers in 1921, the New York Giants in 1925, and the Portsmouth Spartans (now the Detroit Lions) in 1929.
There were 14 teams in the inaugural 1920 NFL season. Many of them had played for years as independent clubs. Of the two teams that still remain from the 1920 season, the Cardinals are the oldest. They were founded in Chicago in 1898. (The other team that remains from the 1920 season is the Bears. The Packers joined the league a year later.)
Green Bay Packers, KC Chiefs, NY Jets, NY Giants, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, SF 49ers, LA Rams, St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, SD Chargers,
Chicago Bears, Detroit Loins, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns,
Green Bay Packers
No nfl teams are playing today
32 NFL football teams
Click on the 'The NFL in 1950' link on this page to see the teams and rosters of the teams that were in the NFL in 1950.
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In the NFL their are 32 teams
No NFL teams have no cheerleaders. They all have them and many of them.
32 NFL football teams
The first ten teams to play in the NFL were the Chicago Cardinals, the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers, The Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions. The Washington Redskins were originally called the Braves. The Steelers and Rams round out the first teams. In 1950, the 49ers, Browns, and Colts all joined, bringing the total to 12 NFL teams.
There has been 32 teams in the NFL since 2002.
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There are currently 34 Teams in the NFL.
In the 2009 season: the Colts and the Saints. First time in NFL history two teams have been 12-0 in the same season.