National Football League v XFL v World Football League

NFL’s World League of American Football Logo 1991-1997 [Reference: 1]

NFL v XFL v WFL Teams

NicknameNFL City ?XFL City ?WFL City ?
ColtsIndianapolisBaltimoreBerlin
BillsBuffaloBuffaloToronto
Redskins / Football TeamWashingtonWashingtonWashington
BengalsCincinnatiCincinnatiDelhi / Paris
BrownsClevelandClevelandMexico City
CardinalsArizonaSt. LouisRome
RamsLos AngelesLos AngelesSydney
49ersSan JoseSan FranciscoRio de Janeiro
ChargersLos AngelesSan DiegoTokyo
RaidersLas VegasOaklandMoscow
OilersHoustonHoustonJerusalem
ChiefsKansas CityKansas CityJohannesburg
RavensBaltimoreBaltimoreLondon
National Football League v XFL v World Football League

Report

With more teams moving and changing than ever before, Eirball takes a look at teams that have never settled anywhere in USA or foundan identity that fits with their city. Where will these teams ultimately end up? Will they be replaced in the NFFL like the Cleveland Browns when they moved to Baltimore, or will they end up in the XFL, which has referenced the name Houston Oilers in the name Houston Roughnecks (with a very similar logo)?

References

Logos

[1] World League of American Football (2018) download [Internet] Available from: 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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tim Leadingham, Brianna Wallace, Bart Barden and Todd Zboyan.

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