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Forward Passing
A forward pass is when the team throws the ball in the direction that the offense is going.
Today, the only linemen who are allowed to receive a forward pass are the tight ends and wide receivers.
Forward passes were tried in 1876 and up, but they were illegal until 1906.
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Fans
The Dallas Cowboys have the biggest fanbase in the NFL right now.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have the smallest fanbase in the NFL.
More than half of the NFL fans are over the age of 35.
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History
The NFL was made on September 5, 1906.
The first NFL Superbowl was on January 15, 1967
The first true NFL championship game was in 1933.
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Teams
The oldest NFL team out there is the Arizona Cardinals, which was established before the first NFL season
The Arizona Cardinals and the Chicago Bears are the only two teams that are in the NFL today that played in the first-ever season in 1920.
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Superbowls
Bart Starr was the Superbowl MVP for the first two Superbowls.
The chiefs were actually in the first Superbowl.
Steve Young got the all-time Superbowl passing touchdown record with 6 passing touchdowns in Superbowl 29.
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Salaries
Tyrone Swoops was the lowest-paid NFL player in 2021.
NFL referees make an average of 205,000 dollars a year.
Aaron Rodgers is currently the highest-paid player in the NFL, with a salary of 50.2 million dollars.
https://www.google.com/search?q=nfl+salaries&rlz=1C1GCEO_enUS1029US1029&oq=nfl+salaries+&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512l9.8273j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on