The franchise began as a group of friends who played football together on Chicago's South Side in 1898. Twenty-two years later, it became a charter member of the American Professional Football Association, later known as the NFL, after the group came up with the $100 franchise fee.
The NFL was founded in 1920, and two of the original founding teams still exist: The Arizona Cardinals (called the Racine Cardinals in 1920) and the Chicago Bears (called the Decatur Staleys). The Green Bay Packers joined the league in 1921. They are the oldest franchise to have never moved operations to another city. The Cardinals are the longest continually operating franchise, having been founded in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club.
The cardinals is the oldest franchise in the nfl. They started back in the 1890's as a the marrons and changed shortly after to the cardinals due to their hand-me-down uniforms being red. the franchise for the nfl dates back to 1920. from chicago, them went to st. louis, to phoenix, to arizona.
As of the start of the 2008 season, the Arizona Cardinals are the only franchise in the NFL to have lost 600+ games.
The oldest franchises in the NFL is the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals began life as the Morgan Athletic Club (MAC) in Chicago Il. The Morgan Athletic Club was formed by Chris O'Brien in 1899. Before the formation of the NFL in 1920, team was the MAC then changed its name to the Normals, and then the Racine Cardinals, and then finally entered the NFL as the Chicago Cardinals (1920-1959). It has had a few name changes since then. The St; Louis Cardinals (1960-1987), the Pheonix Cardinals (1988-1993) and are now known as the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals are the oldest continuing organiztion in pro footbal history. The Cardinls and the Chicago Bears are the only two franchises that have played in the NFL since 1920.
According to Pro Football Reference, through the 2007 season the franchise that has lost the most games is the Arizona Cardinals who have a overall record of 464-667-39. The Cardinals are an original franchise in the NFL and have been playing since 1920. They started off in Chicago.
The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest NFL Franchise. The Cardinals were founded back in 1898, but back then they were referred to as different names since then :Morgan Athletic Club, the Normals, Racine Cardinals, Chicago Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals, Phoenix Cardinals, and now the Arizona Cardinals.
franchise moved most times
A franchise record is a record that is just on a team not in the NFL
New Mexico does not have an NFL franchise.
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Keith McCants spent 6 seasons (1990-1995) in the NFL with the Buccaneers, Oilers, and Cardinals.