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- Year founded: 1960- Overall record: 507-431-12- Previous team names: Dallas Texans Kansas City’s new football team in 1960 was definitely in need of a name change (the franchise’s previous name, the Texans, was not going to fly in Missouri).…

- Year founded: 1925- Overall record: 706-631-33For much of the Giants’ early existence, there were two professional teams in New York with that name: baseball and football. In 1937, the NFL’s Giants officially changed their name to the New York…

- Year founded: 1967- Overall record: 396-450-5New Orleans was awarded an NFL franchise on Nov. 1, 1966 — All Saints’ Day. Hence, the team became known as the Saints. For much of their history, the Saints were bumbling toward the…

- Year founded: 1960- Overall record: 529-411-9- Previous team names: Boston Patriots Many suggestions for the Boston area’s AFL team were historically themed.Minutemen and Colonials were options, but the name Patriots was most popular in a fan-entry contest. More than…

- Year founded: 1961- Overall record: 503-421-11The name Vikings was an obvious choice for the NFL’s new team in Minnesota, given the large numbers of residents with Scandinavian heritage in the state. Among the other potential monikers included Miners, Chippewas,…

- Year founded: 1966- Overall record: 476-385-4 According to the book “The Power of a Name: The Origin of Professional Sports Team Nicknames and Their Most Valuable Players,” the name Dolphins was selected in a fan contest. The winner reportedly…

- Year founded: 1937- Overall record: 599-580-21- Previous team names: Cleveland Rams, Los Angeles Rams, St. Louis Rams The Rams’ name, a moniker that was first coined in tribute to the strong Fordham Rams college football teams from the 1930s,…

- Year founded: 1960- Overall record: 468-470-11- Previous team names: San Diego Chargers In 2017, the Chargers left San Diego for Los Angeles, with plans to play in a new stadium in the area in 2020. Frank Leahy, the Chargers’…

- Year founded: 1968- Overall record: 373-459-5 At first, the new AFL team in Cincinnati considered calling themselves the “Buckeyes,” but the name’s strong ties to Ohio State University canceled that idea. Paul Brown, an investor in the team, thought…

- Year founded: 1995- Overall record: 180-253-0In 1993, Ray Potts, a Jacksonville resident, won a naming contest for the city’s new NFL team with his entry of Jaguars. Potts won season tickets for his choice and a trip to the…

- Year founded: 1953- Overall record: 543-481-7- Previous team names: Baltimore Colts The Colts, like many sports teams, were named thanks to a fan contest. The team eventually moved from Baltimore to Indianapolis, but when football returned to Baltimore in…

- Year founded: 2002- Overall record: 139-182-0 Houston’s expansion football franchise conducted months of research into devising a team name. Five candidates were considered—Apollos, Bobcats, Stallions, Texans, and Wildcatters. Texans was selected as the winner, with a live ceremony on…

- Year founded: 1921- Overall record: 782-581-38Green Bay’s football team was sponsored by local packing companies; hence, the name Packers. The Packers have won four Super Bowls, including the first two, and are among the most successful and popular teams…

- Year founded: 1930- Overall record: 570-694-34- Previous team names: Portsmouth Spartans According to the book “The Man Who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr,” Detroit’s NFL team came to be known as the Lions as a counterpart…

- Year founded: 1960- Overall record: 495-444-10 After a new AFL franchise was awarded to Denver, the city held a contest to name the new club. The name Broncos was selected as the winner, which was also the name of…

- Year founded: 1960- Overall record: 538-403-6 They like to call themselves “America’s Team,” but the Cowboys is their official name. This came to be after the Cowboys were originally going to be called the Rangers. But the existence of…

- Year founded: 1950- Overall record: 494-514-11 Before the birth of the Browns, a contest was held to name the new team. A favored suggestion was the Browns, after Paul Brown, who was already revered in the state of Ohio.…

- Year founded: 1920- Overall record: 783-610-42- Previous team names: Decatur Staleys, Chicago Staleys The Bears have been with the NFL since its start (even though they were originally called the Staleys). According to the franchise, the team’s name switched…

- Year founded: 1995- Overall record: 205-227-1 The Richardson family, who originally owned the Panthers, came up with the team’s name before their 1995 debut. They chose black, blue, and silver as the colors to create synergy with the name.…

- Year founded: 1960- Overall record: 449-492-8 A Buffalo football club in the All-America Football Conference was named the Bisons, but in 1947, a renaming contest was held. The name Bills was chosen after Buffalo Bill Cody, and 13 years…

- Year founded: 1996- Overall record: 233-183-1 Shortly after Art Modell moved his football team in Cleveland to Baltimore, panel discussions, focus groups, and fan polls were held to come up with a new name. Ravens, which draws upon a…

- Year founded: 1966- Overall record: 376-483-6 In the 1960s, the American Football League and NFL were interested in adding a team in Atlanta. Before the NFL introduced the franchise in 1966, a naming contest was held, and Julia Elliott,…

- Year founded: 1920- Overall record: 577-777-41- Previous team names: Chicago Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals, Phoenix Cardinals Despite locations in three cities, the Cardinals have kept the same name for almost 100 years. The team initially bought used football jerseys…

There are no National Football League teams in the magical world of Oz, but there are Lions, Bengals, and Bears. The NFL has 32 teams—each with a unique story about how it came to be. Some names were chosen by…

- Total schools: 1,876- Total students: 1,094,138 Several New York Cityschools closedjust before the 2021 winter break. The New York City Department of Education allowed schools to open in-person after the break but due to rising COVID-19 cases, New York…