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How long has there been a Cardinals NFL Franchise?

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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.

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