What Is The Oldest Team In The NFL?
The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest team in the NFL. They were founded in 1898 and are the only team that has never moved from their original city.
The Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are the oldest team in the National Football League. The Packers were founded in 1919 by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun. Lambeau, a former student of Notre Dame, named the team after his employer, the Indian Packing Company. The Packers have played in Green Bay, Wisconsin since their founding. They are one of only two teams in the NFL that are publicly owned (the other being the Pittsburgh Steelers).
The Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NFL Championships, including one Super Bowl, and hold the NFL record for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the most retired jersey numbers. The Bears have also recorded more victories than any other NFL franchise.
The Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest team in the NFL. They were founded in 1898 and have been playing professional football since 1920. The Cardinals have won two Super Bowls, in 1947 and 1948.
The Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are the oldest team in the NFL, having been founded in 1929. The Lions were originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and were known as the Portsmouth Spartans. In 1934, the team was relocated to Detroit and renamed the Lions. Since relocating to Detroit, the Lions have won four NFL championships, most recently in 1957. The Lions have also won nine division championships and three conference championships.
