Akron Pros
Buffalo All-Americans
Canton Bulldogs
Chicago Cardinals
Chicago Tigers
Cleveland Tigers
Columbus Panhandles
Dayton Triangles
Decatur Staleys
Detroit Heralds
Hammond Pros
Muncie Flyers
Rochester Jeffersons
Rock Island Independents
Of those teams, two are still in the NFL: The Decatur Staleys, who are now the Chicago Bears; and the Chicago Cardinals, who now play in Arizona.
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there are actually only 32 nfl franchises and 4 of them have never made it to the super bowl ten have made it but lossed so overall 14 teams out of 32 have never won a superbowl
The Patriots were a charter member of the American Football League, which began play in 1960. They joined the NFL in 1970, when the AFL and NFL merged.
The oldest active franchises are the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. Both are charter members of the National League which began in 1876.
By NFL rule, expansion teams are given the first selection in each round of the draft. The last expansion team in the NFL was the Houston Texans who began play in 2002. They were awarded the first selection in each round of the 2002 NFL Draft.
Weeb Ewbank -- 1958/59 Baltimore Colts & 1968 NY Jets.