Everything You Need to Know About NFL Football in 4 Minutes

The last lesson is the most important!

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Do you have those friends who seem to know everything about sports?

Do you wish you knew more so you could be a part of their conversations and maybe even join a fantasy league? After all, they do look like a lot of fun and you might feel like you’re missing out.

I am here to help!

Teams

Let’s start with teams. There are 32 NFL football teams. These 32 teams are broken up into two conferences, the AFC (American Football Conference) and NFC (National Football Conference). The teams are then broken up into divisions within their conferences with each conference having east, west, north and south divisions.

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Positions

When it comes to positions, there are 7 different offensive and 7 different defensive positions as well as 9 special teams positions.

Offensive Positions

• Center (C )
• Offensive Guard (OG): Right Guard (RG) and Left Guard (LG)
• Offensive Tackle (OT): Right Tackle (RT)…