National Football League
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Franchise Histories
- Akron Pros (1920-1925) former independent Akron Indians → Akron Indians (1926) → Folded
- Buffalo All-Americans (1920-1923) former independent Buffalo Prospects → Buffalo Bisons (1924-1925) → Buffalo Texas Rangers (1926) → Buffalo Bisons (1927) → Suspended operations (1928) → Buffalo Bisons (1929) → Folded
- Canton Bulldogs (1920-1923) former independent → Cleveland Bulldogs (1924-1925) → Suspended operations (1926) → Cleveland Bulldogs (1927) → Detroit Wolverines (1928) → Merged into New York Giants
- Chicago Cardinals (1920-1943) former independent Racine Cardinals → Temporarily merged with Pittsburgh Steelers as Card-Pitt Combine (1944) → Chicago Cardinals (1945-1959-60) → St. Louis Cardinals (1960-61-1987-88) → Phoenix Cardinals (1988-89-1993-94) → Arizona Cardinals (1994-95-Present)
- Chicago Tigers (1920) → Folded
- Cleveland Tigers (1920) former independent → Cleveland Indians (1921) → Folded
- Columbus Panhandles (1920-1922) former independent → Columbus Tigers (1923-1926) → Folded
- Dayton Triangles (1920-1929) former independent → Brooklyn Dodgers (1930-1943) → Brooklyn Tigers (1944) → Temporarily merged into Boston Yanks (1945) → Transferred to All-America Football Conference as Brooklyn Dodgers
- Decatur Staleys (1920-1921) former independent → Chicago Bears (1922-Present)
- Detroit Heralds (1920) former independent → Detroit Tigers (1921) → Folded
- Hammond Pros (1920-1926) former independent Hammond All-Stars → Folded
- Muncie Flyers (1920-1921) former independent Congerville Flyers → Became independent as Congerville Flyers
- Rochester Jeffersons (1920-1925) former independent → Folded
- Rock Island Independents (1920-1925) former independent → Transferred to American Football League
- Cincinnati Celts (1921) former independent → Became independent
- Evansville Crimson Giants (1921-1922) former independent Evansville Ex-Collegians → Folded
- Green Bay Acme Packers (1921) former independent Green Bay Indian Packers → Green Bay Blues (1922) → Green Bay Packers (1923-Present)
- Louisville Breckenridges (1921-1923) former independent → Transferred to Fall Cities Football Federation
- Minneapolis Marines (1921-1924) former independent → Folded
- New York Giants (1921) → Folded
- Tonawanda Kardex (1921) former independent Tonawanda Lumbermen → Folded
- Washington Senators (1921) → Became independent as Washington Pros
- Horlick-Racine Legion (1922-1924) former independent → Folded
- Milwaukee Badgers (1922-1926) → Folded
- Oorang Indians (1922-1923) → Folded
- Toledo Maroons (1922-1923) former independent → Kenosha Maroons (1924) → Folded
- Cleveland Indians (1923) → Merged into Canton Bulldogs as Cleveland Bulldogs
- Canton Bulldogs (1925-1926) → Folded
- Kelley Duluths (1923-1925) → Ernie Nevers's Eskimos (1926-1927) → Suspended operations (1928) → Orange Tornadoes (1929) → Newark Tornadoes (1930) → Cleveland Indians (1931) → Boston Braves (1932) → Boston Redskins (1933-1936) → Washington Redskins (1937-2019-20) → Washington Football Team (2020-21-2021-22) → Washington Commanders (2022-23-Present)
- St. Louis All-Stars (1923) → Folded
- Frankford Yellow Jackets (1924-midseason 1931) former independent → Suspended operations (midseason 1931-1932) → Philadelphia Eagles (1933-1939-40)
- Louisville Colonels (1926) → Folded
- Racine Tornadoes (1926) → Folded
- Minneapolis Redjackets (1929-30) former independent Minneapolis Marines → Folded