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1932
Boston Braves enfranchised

Prividence Steam Rollers cease operations

Cleveland Indians cease operations

Frankford Yellow Jackets cease operations

1933
League split into Eastern and Western Divisions

Pittsburgh Pirates enfranchised

Philadelphia Eagles enfranchised

Cincinnati Reds enfranchised

Boston Braves renamed Boston Redskins

Staten Island Stapletons cease operations

1934
Portsmouth Spartans moved to Detroit; renamed the Lions

Cincinnati Reds cease operations during season, and are replaced by the St Louis Gunners for the final 3 games.

1935-1936
Neither Cincinnati Reds nor St. Louis Gunners return for 1935 season.

1937-1939
Cleveland Rams enfranchised

Boston Redskins move to Washington, D.C.

1940-1942
Pittsburgh Pirates renamed Pittsburgh Steelers

1943
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh merge to form "Phil-Pitt"

Cleveland Rams suspend operations for one season

1944
Boston Yanks enfranchised

Brooklyn Dodgers renamed Brooklyn Tigers

Cleveland Rams resume operations

Steagles end merger, split into Steelers and Eagles

Steelers merge with Cardinals to form "Card-Pitt"

1945
Card-Pitt splits into Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers

Brooklyn Tigers merge with Boston Yanks; named simply "The Yanks"

1946
Brooklyn Tigers cease operations; Boston Yanks resume normal operations

Cleveland Rams move to Los Angeles

1949
Boston Yanks cease operations

New York Bulldogs enfranchised from the remains of the now-defunct Boston Yanks

1950
Eastern Division renamed to American Conference

Western Division renamed to National Conference

San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, and Baltimore Colts all enfranchised from now-defunct All American Football Conference.

New York Bulldogs change name to New York Yanks, move to National Conference

Chicago Cardinals move to American Conference

1951
Baltimore Colts cease operations

1952
New York Yanks cease operations

Dallas Texans enfranchised with the remains of the now-defunct New York Yanks

1953-1959
American Conference renamed the Eastern Conference

National Conference renamed the Western Conference

Dallas Texans cease operations

Baltimore Colts enfranchised with the remains of the now-defunct Texans

1960
AFL begins operations

Dallas Cowboys enfranchised

Chicago Cardinals move to St. Louis

1961-1962
Minnesota Vikings enfranchised

Los Angeles Chargers move to San Diego

Dallas Cowboys move to Eastern Division

1963-1965
Dallas Texans move to Kansas City; renamed the Chiefs

New York Titans renamed New York Jets

1966
Atlanta Falcons enfranchised

Miami Dolphins enfranchised

1967
NFL Eastern Conference divided into Capitol and Century Divisions

NFL Western Conference divided into Coastal and Century Divisions

New Orleans Saints enfranchised

1968
Cincinnati Bengals are enfranchised

New York Giants move to Capitol Division

New Orleans moves to Century Division

1969
New York Giants move to Century Division

New Orleans moves to Capitol Division

1970
AFL-NFL Merger
 * AFL Eastern Division becomes AFC East
 * NFL Century Division becomes AFC Central
 * AFL Western Division becomes AFC West
 * NFL Capitol Division becomes NFC East
 * NFL Central Division becomes NFC Central
 * NFL Coastal Division becomes NFC West

Baltimore moved to AFC East Houston moves to AFC Central Cincinnati moves to AFC Central St. Louis moves to NFC East New York Giants move to NFC East New Orleans moves to NFC West

1971-1975
Boston Patriots move to Foxborough; are renamed New England Patriots.

1976
Seattle Seahawks are enfranchised.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers are enfranchised

1977-1981
Seattle moves from NFC West to AFC West Tampa Bay moves from AFC West to NFC Central

1982-1983
Oakland Raiders move to Los Angeles

1984-1987
Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis

1988-1993
St. Louis Cardinals move to Phoenix

1994
Phoenix Cardinals renamed Arizona Cardinals

1995
Jacksonville Jaguars enfranchised

Carolina Panthers enfranchised

Los Angeles Raiders move back to Oakland

Los Angeles Rams move to St. Louis

1996
Cleveland Browns franchise deactivated

Baltimore Ravens enfranchised with remains of deactivated Cleveland Browns

1997-1998
Houston Oilers move to Tennessee

1999-2001
Cleveland Browns franchise reinstated

Tennessee Oilers renamed Tennessee Titans

2002-present
NFC Central renamed NFC North

AFC Central renamed AFC North

NFC South created

AFC South created

Houston Texans enfranchised