Who’s Playing in the NFL Right Now?
It’s never too early to start thinking about football season! Check out our list of NFL players to watch for the upcoming season.
Introduction
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world, the wealthiest professional sport league by revenue, and the sport league with the most valuable teams.
The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. The NFL agreed to merge with the American Football League (AFL) in 1966, and effective from 1970 are considered a single league with two conferences. Following an expansion of teams from 14 to 26 between 1960 and 1970, an AFL–NFL merger agreement was approved by team owners in 1970 resulting in a common draft and championship game between 1974 onwards. The merger created many changes; firstly, divisional play and playoff formats were introduced; secondly, teams were placed into two conferences—the AFC and NFC—each of which contained 16 teams.
The NFL is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is widely considered to be America’s most popular sport while being one of its richest sports leagues. The 2019 season is scheduled to begin on September 5th with a Thursday Night Kickoff game between Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
List of NFL Teams
AFC East
-Buffalo Bills
-Miami Dolphins
-New England Patriots
-New York Jets
AFC North
-Baltimore Ravens
-Cincinnati Bengals
-Cleveland Browns
-Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South
-Houston Texans
-Indianapolis Colts
-Jacksonville Jaguars
-Tennessee Titans
AFC West
-Denver Broncos
-Kansas City Chiefs
-Oakland Raiders Las Vegas Raiders (from 2020) San Diego Chargers (until 2016) Los Angeles Chargers (from 2017)
List of NFL Players
-Aaron Rodgers
-Tom Brady
-Drew Brees
-Russell Wilson
-Eli Manning
Conclusion
As of right now, the NFL is in its offseason. This means that there are no games being played. However, there are still plenty of things going on behind the scenes. Players are training, coaches are preparing, and front office personnel are working to improve their teams. The NFL never really stops.
