How It Was Named | NFL Teams

Music by Evan Schaeffer, / evanschaeffer
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Have you ever wondered how every NFL team got its name? Well I did too!
I wanted to know how every Football Name changed through the years, so I decided to take an unreasonably long time to research each team and create this video. Hopefully you learn a thing or two, too! Each team is listed in the order that they were founded or became a part of the NFL. And since location plays a huge role in the team name (like 50%) I also hit every move as a part of this video!
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#NFL #Football #Sports #History #Teams
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0:00 Intro
0:14 Arizona Cardinals
2:49 Green Bay Packers
3:19 Chicago Bears
4:02 New York Giants
4:25 Detroit Lions
4:50 Washington Football Team
6:22 Pittsburgh Steelers
7:19 Philadelphia Eagles
7:59 Los Angeles Rams
8:57 Cleveland Browns
10:02 San Fransisco 49ers
10:35 Indianapolis Colts
11:56 Buffalo Bills
13:11 Denver Broncos
13:37 Kansas City Chiefs
14:30 Los Angeles Chargers
15:16 New England Patriots
15:48 New York Jets
16:30 Tennessee Titans
17:37 Dallas Cowboys
17:58 Minnesota Vikings
18:25 Las Vegas Raiders
19:25 Atlanta Falcons
19:57 Miami Dolphins
20:28 New Orleans Saints
21:18 Cincinnati Bengals
22:03 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
22:56 Seattle Seahawks
23:20 Carolina Panthers
23:49 Jacksonville Jaguars
24:21 Baltimore Ravens
24:56 Houston Texans
26:02 Outro

[@irishjet2687]

I like to think that in some alternate universe, Phil-Pitt never disbanded, and the Pennsylvania Steagles play in central Pennsylvania with a metallic, hammer-wielding bald eagle as their mascot.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Sounds like something out of the new Dr. Strange! Love the sound of it!

[@JaredtheRabbit]

@@JustinLearnsThings One person that I know on Discord has an alternate universe where the Winnipeg Jets were put to sleep in 1996, with the Coyotes debuting as an expansion team. In this universe, the Thrashers never existed (he didn’t like them), so some players (Patrik Stefan and Ilya Kovalchuk, for example) were instead drafted by the teams they played with afterwards. In this universe, the Jets were restored in 2011, after sleeping for 15 years. Which begs more questions than answers. For example: What about Bryan Little? He played his entire career with the Thrashers/Jets organization. What about team records? The Jets 2.0’s franchise history also includes the Thrashers, and the Jets 1.0’s history is owned by the Coyotes.

[@remydirt3158]

No God no why lol

[@exalt1470]

I feel like that probably wasn't allowed to happen because so many people would root for them lol.

[@northdeltaicecapps231]

I like to mix sports teams so this sounds like something I would do

[@armedairplane1480]

Fun fact: the Minnesota Vikings were the first professional sports team to be named after a state and not a city. However the Minnesota Twins which moved to Minnesota at around the same time were the first team named after a state to actually play a game because their season started before the Vikings did.

[@markantinozzi8657]

Yeah they're both the worst franchises ever can't win

[@reignkaida]

@@markantinozzi8657 As a Packers fan I support this message

[@aidanmcgaugh5419]

Wouldnt New York count?

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

@@aidanmcgaugh5419 New York is short for New York City. I live in NJ. To avoid confusion with the rest of the state of NY we say things like " I'm going to Manhattan" or "My Uncle lives in Brooklyn". We usually mentioned the area of the city by Borough or neighborhood. Like "the best food is in Manhattan's Chinatown" or "stay out of Flatbush, Brooklyn".

[@thunderlightning1980]

​@@reignkaida🖕🏽 Wisconsin

[@CharlieHepp]

A little more about the Bengals. Yes, the modern Bengals were named after a team from the 30s but that original team got its name because the Cincinnati Zoo had recently received some Bengal Tigers. Almost no zoos in America had tigers at the time so it became a huge tourist attraction. Very interesting video. I learned a lot. I think the most interesting story was the Tennessee Titans. I didn’t know the relationship between Nashville and Athens. I can't believe you didn't mention how the Saints only became a team in New Orleans because Congress had to pass a new law to permit the leagues to merge to avoid anti-trust laws, and the two Congressmen instrumental in passing that law were both representing Louisiana and wanted a team in their state. So glad you have every league. It's very interesting and informative. I grew up across the st. from Joe Madro then Sid Gillman's Oline coach. I used to play with his two sons, he'd draw up plays for us in his backyard yard fun times. When Barron Hilton brought Gilman and his staff over from the Rams Joe told us that the Chargers got their name from Hilton having to use his CC to pay for everything. Now, I'm not going to say the old ' Charge ' wasn't the reason but I kinda like this one as well, BTFU....Aloha That is crazy St.Louis had an NFL team named the Cardinals and an MLB team named the Cardinals Fun fact: The NFL St.Louis Cardinals were often named the Big Red As a Steelers fan, I find it amusing how our biggest historical rival managed to mutate and replicate itself twice. All the teams in the AFC North, aside from the Steelers, are the result of the actions of Art Modell. He fired Paul Brown as head coach of the Browns, to which the latter created the Bengals in retaliation, going so far as to use old Browns uniforms in their initial days of operation. And then there's the whole Browns/Ravens saga. I find it pretty funny how many early football franchise owners just decided to name their team the exact same name as the MLB franchise already in their city. Must've made for some confusing August/September conversations: "Hey buddy, you wanna go to the Giants game?" | "Sure, who are they playing?" | "The Cardinals" | "Cool, I wonder how many runs they'll score" | "Uh... runs?" I believe part of the reason the Tennessee Titans chose the name 'Titans' is also a nod to the New York Titans (Jets). Also part of the reason for choosing Houston Texans is a nod to the Dallas Texans (now KC Chiefs)

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for the thoughtful comment!

[@RamblinPhoenix]

A few years back the Jets played the Titans in throwback uniforms. So it was effectively Titans vs the Oilers...but the team wearing Titan uniforms were not the Titans...that one was a bit weird on the surface but also cool.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

That is a bit trippy! 😂

[@ConPlayz-dp7bk]

Explanation Jets were named the Titans in their first ever years Titans we’re Oilers when they were in Houston

[@mikecornett2089]

1) The Chargers original name is “Super Chargers”. 2) The AAFC Buffalo Bills we’re originally named after a barber shop singing group from the area. The modern Bills were named after the traveling show “Wild Buffalo Bill” due to Ralph Wilson loving the show as a child.

[@ColeAdams]

The quality in these videos are insane! Really great work on these I loved the MLS one!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thank you!! Really glad you enjoyed them!

[@ACGreyhound04]

I get a chuckle from the fact that the WWII-era combo team Card-Pitt was informally known as the “Carpets” because they were so bad that other teams walked over them on the field.

[@AaronOnTheTrails]

A little more about the Bengals. Yes the modern Bengals were named after a team from the 30s but that original team got its name because the Cincinnati Zoo had recently received some Bengal Tigers. Almost no zoos in America had tigers at the time so it became a huge tourist attraction.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Super interesting! Thank you!

[@JOEYdaMUSH]

I believe the zoo was particularly popular for its rare white bengal tigers too

[@tonyvitilio5015]

It's crazy how much depth the ravens name and culture has compared to other teams in the NFL.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah a lot of the NFL names aren't as clearly outlined purposefully as the ravens!

[@bmarsh4444]

Would be cool if the old logos were included. I know that would be a lot of work but I think it would be cool to see. Great work on these!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah I think I would like to do a future video about how the logos were designed and changed over time, but haven’t quite gotten my mind around that one yet!!

[@kred792]

I find it pretty funny how many early football franchise owners just decided to name their team the exact same name as the MLB franchise already in their city. Must've made for some confusing August/September conversations: "Hey buddy, you wanna go to the Giants game?" | "Sure, who they playing?" | "The Cardinals" | "Cool, I wonder how many runs they'll score" | "Uh... runs?"

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Lol yeah kind of surprising how much over lap there is there!

[@tygrkhat4087]

@@JustinLearnsThings Defunct NFL teams include the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, Buffalo Bisons and Washington Senators. All names from baseball teams.

[@firstnamebunchofnumbers5638]

Okay Houston apollos would have been sick, can imagine all the space themed stuff for marketing

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah that would have been awesome and fit nicely with the rockets!

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Christians would complain about honoring a pagan god.

[@HerrKurt]

Houston...we have problems

[@rjwalker4153]

Another reason Minnesota was named the Vikings (other than it's high Scandinavian population) was because of the idea that Vikings might have come there in 1362. (The Vikings Runestone that was found in Northern Minnesota in 1898.) Least wise, as a Vikes fan, I always thought that might have played a part in the name as well.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Seems like it'd be a pretty interesting video itself!

[@rjwalker4153]

@@JustinLearnsThings Yep, there are some good vids on it. Here's a short vid that gives it's basic history: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6CVn3ujfMiJlbc

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Highly unlikely. They would of had to sail there ships up Niagara falls.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

@@TheMrPeteChannel ... their* ships.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

The Vikings had already vanished by the end of the 11th Century. So whoever might have come to MN by the end of the 14th most-likely were not Vikings.

[@ColoradoSportsFan178]

Somehow, Washington went from having the worst name ever to the worst name ever.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

😂

[@Evan8787]

It's such a stupid name and it doesn't even sound good. They should have called them the "Reds" so it stayed similar. They also could have used "Hogs" since many fans wear pig noses (or at least used to).

[@justen.d.sblackburn6701]

How is the Redskins the worst name ever when it was originally given by the Indians

[@ColoradoSportsFan178]

@@justen.d.sblackburn6701 That's not what I meant. What I meant was they went from Football Team to Commanders

[@justen.d.sblackburn6701]

@@ColoradoSportsFan178 I truly believe they should still be the Redskins

[@logandetwiler4483]

Can you do how every NHL Team got it’s name

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Absolutely! I’m working on that one to make sure it’s out for the next NHL season!

[@djmonaco39]

@@JustinLearnsThings LETS GOOOO

[@JustinLearnsThings]

NHL video is out now if you want to check it out! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@djmonaco39]

@@JustinLearnsThings thank you thank you thank you

[@OJPbro]

@@JustinLearnsThings if you do NBA make sure to mention how the Celtics are technically the Clippers

[@donaldmasterson4478]

So glad you have every league. It's very interesting and informing.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks! Even more to come (hopefully soon!)

[@KameSennin4209]

"New York Football Giants! " - Carl from Aquateen Hunger- Force.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Haha I haven’t thought about aqua teen hunger force in so long!!

[@night0wl438]

Great job on the video.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@cindythompson5996]

Ty for posting this it's Soo fastening how each team got it's name n how it became a team I never did like football but my hubby has got me loving it now Go Ravens and Broncos!! !!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching the video!

[@dueldab2117]

Talking about Names your channel name is Awesome.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!

[@blackice3395]

Another great video

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for checking it out!! 🙌

[@michaeljones155]

The Chicago Bears/Decatur Staleys were founded in 1919 actually, and played independently, THEN joined the APFA in 1920. Also, the Detroit Lions/Portsmouth Spartans were founded in 1928, but, again, played independently until 1930, when they joined the NFL.

[@davepatton7932]

Very happy you mentioned my favorite NFL team the New York Giants

[@olliecrow3547]

He mentioned every team, so why wouldn't he mention the Giants?

[@Ashman1971]

I believe part of the reason the Tennessee Titans chose the name 'Titans' is also a nod to the New York Titans (Jets). Also part of the reason in choosing Houston Texans is a nod to the Dallas Texans (now KC Chiefs)

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Good point!!

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

There was also an old 1970s WFL (World Football Leauge) team in Houston called the Texans.

[@PrivateMugen19]

I thought this video would have more 10 million views. You will get there bro

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for the kind words man!

[@gbattisbal]

Very interesting video. I learned a lot. I think the most interesting story was the Tennessee Titans. I didn’t know the relationship between Nashville and Athens.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah I found that pretty interesting as well!! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@Evan8787]

i forget where but there's a full-fledged recreation of the Parthenon in Tennessee.

[@ashleylfranklin5972]

TITAN UP! ⚔️

[@objetty11]

I grew up across the st. from Joe Madro then Sid Gillman's Oline coach. I use to play with his two sons, he'd draw up plays for us in his back yard fun times. When Barron Hilton brought Gilman and his staff over from the Rams Joe told us that the Chargers got their name from Hilton having to use his CC to pay for everything. Now, i.m not going to say the old ' Charge ' wasn't the reason but i kinda like this one as well, BTFU....Aloha

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Haha I like that origin story for the chargers! Pretty funny! Thanks for sharing!

[@Fatboy50005]

Another great video this time my team came up only 14mins in so not to long great info too 10/10 -IGN

[@JustinLearnsThings]

😂🙌

[@spikeverity8530]

That is crazy St.Louis had a NFL team named the Cardinals and a MLB team named the Cardinals Fun fact: The NFL St.Louis Cardinals were often named the Big Red

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I think they still are called the Big Red sometimes, like in AZ sports radio

[@benn454]

They were also called the "Gridbirds" and "Football Cardinals" in St. Louis.

[@Key_Mind]

New York had this as well with the Giants.

[@VersaceJesus]

It gets even sillier. There was a baseball team in St Louis called the Browns that existed for several years at the same time as the Cleveland Browns. They had no relation. The St Louis Cardinals were previously called the St Louis Browns, but had no relation to the football team or the other baseball team. The St Louis Browns eventually moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles. The Cleveland Browns eventually moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens.

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

Crazier still both the football and baseball Cardinals played in Busch Stadium

[@patrickracer43]

You could argue that keeping the Colts name makes sense as there's another famous race that has horsepower in Indianapolis, the Indianapolis 500

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Definitely! Fits in too with the pacers and racing based names!

[@user-ts7dc1yd4i]

Kinda like the San Diego rockets moving to Houston

[@danielhess1082]

As a Steelers fan, I find it amusing how our biggest historical rival managed to mutate and replicate itself twice. All the teams in the AFC North, aside from the Steelers, are the result of the actions of Art Modell. He fired Paul Brown as head coach of the Browns, to which the latter created the Bengals in retaliation, going so far as to use old Browns uniforms in their initial days of operation. And then there's the whole Browns/Ravens saga.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Haha it’s like an 70s horror film where the blob that keeps spreading 🤣

[@relser187]

I love that historically teams like the Cardinals and Steelers intentionally aligned their team name with their at the time shared stadium tenants without issue but then when it came to naming the Cowboys in the 1960s they avoided Rangers because *Lord FORBID* we get mixed up with the *minor league* baseball team of the same name what *blasphemy!* We mustn’t cross that line that’s *TOOOO farrr!*

[@UnderstandSoccer]

Sweet vid!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@JonJon046]

Hi, me again. Thank you for all of these videos I just binged haha! Your research is awesome and all of this has taught me alot. Pretty cool!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks so much for checking them all out! 🙌

[@Doug19752533]

short version - a naming contest was held.. said team name won

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Lol like half the time! 🤣

[@adamdebord1897]

I would have loved it if Dallas had gone with the name “Steers.” It would be so easy to make fun of them because a steer is a bull with its balls cut off.

[@eaglefang8656]

What rhymes with Steers?

[@teen_laqueefa]

@@eaglefang8656 kweers

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Beers

[@coreystacchouse8486]

Do all college teams that video will never end

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I keep thinking about it, but yeah that would be a suuuuuper long video lol

[@kevinjoy7728]

Break it up by conferences

[@bmarsh4444]

Still mad about the Colts...

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

I would have liked Houston Gamblers, which was the USFL team.

[@HerrKurt]

Ditto

[@Dave2one6]

Cleveland here. I have nothing else to say lol

[@TheRealOtakuako]

Will you do WNBA team names and CFL team names as well?

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah absolutely! Those are great ideas that I hadn’t even thought of, but I will definitely add them to the list! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@scottb3034]

The Bears named themselves after the Cubs and based their COLORS on George Halas' alma mater Univesity of Illinois. That's how you use resources around you.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching!

[@scottb3034]

@@JustinLearnsThings yeah, good video.

[@ahmeds1179]

Fun Fact: The Raven’s mascot Poe was also named after Edgar Allen Poe

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Nice! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@Evan8787]

I mean, that's a pretty obvious. It doesn't need to be explained.

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

I have always liked historical nicknames.

[@thedukeofswellington1827]

Im an Eagles fan and i never knew they took inspiration from the New Deal/NRA. That's so awesome, thank you president Roosevelt!

[@noblinkreal]

0:00 Arizona Cardinals 2:50 Green Bay Packers 3:20 Chicago Bears 4:02 New York Giants 4:25 Detroit Lions 4:50 Washington Commanders 6:22 Pittsburgh Steelers 7:19 Philadelphia Eagles 7:59 Los Angeles Rams 8:58 Cleveland Browns 10:02 San Francisco 49ers 10:35 Indianapolis Colts 11:56 Buffalo Bills 13:11 Denver Broncos 13:38 Kansas City Chiefs 14:30 Los Angeles Chargers 15:16 New England Patriots 15:48 New York Jets 16:30 Tennessee Titans 17:37 Dallas Cowboys 17:59 Minnesota Vikings 18:25 Las Vegas Raiders 19:25 Atlanta Falcons 19:57 Miami Dolphins 20:29 New Orleans Saints 21:19 Cincinnati Bengals 22:04 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22:57 Seattle Seahawks 23:20 Carolina Panthers 23:49 Jacksonville Jaguars 24:21 Baltimore Ravens 24:56 Houston Texans

[@JonJon046]

That so crazy how quickly Miami found success.

[@gunpuppy3533]

What’s even crazier is that they haven’t been able to find success again ever since.

[@isiticy8575]

@@gunpuppy3533 😈

[@gunpuppy3533]

@@isiticy8575 don’t jump the gun just yet. Long season ahead.

[@OGDeepStroke]

My Godfather is from Dallas, his dad owned “Pyland Fries”- a stand outside of the Cotton Bowl, they would do basically a paper bag full of potato fries for a dollar.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Nice! My mom's side is mostly from the DFW area. Her grandfather owned a place called Sammy's BBQ if I remember correctly!

[@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744]

I can't believe you didn't mention how the Saints only became a team in New Orleans because the Congress had to pass a new law to permit the leagues to merge to avoid anti-trust laws, and the two Congressmen instrumental in passing that law were both representing Louisiana and wanted a team in their state.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Dang I missed that! That's really interesting though! I think that could be a good short video in itself!

[@hendrix7948]

I hope Washington goes with the name Renegades. The Washington Renegades makes sense and you get to keep the R and logo!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Renegades has a cool ring to it! I’ve also seen red-tails as a possibility for the Tuskegee Airmen, but just all rumor at this point!!

[@ooinvsaoo]

Funny now that they went with the Commies 😅😅

[@mongoslade277]

@@ooinvsaoo They can put the old Soviet Union Hammer & Sickle on the helmet. They can put CCCP on the neckline of the jersey

[@ooinvsaoo]

@@mongoslade277 😂🤣

[@HerrKurt]

About Washington Communists

[@iribe70]

The way I heard it was the bugle at Dodger stadium that led to the naming of Chargers

[@oddballskull1941]

USA: jagwire The rest of the universe: Jaguar

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I think I might be especially egregious in my jag-wire pronunciation 😂

[@oddballskull1941]

@@JustinLearnsThings yea I’m from the east coast, I can’t say it right either, and all words that end in “er” I say with “ah”

[@davidsmall8267]

The Cardinals were called "the Big Red" while they were in St. Louis; the nickname didn't make the move with them.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

They do actually do use 'Big Red' a bit now, mostly their mascot name!

[@careyallen8225]

Nice job on this video. Your description for the Chargers is only half right. While yes that it is true "Charge" yell. The other part of the naming comes from Barron Hilton. He loved the medieval sport of Jousting. So the name Chargers comes from the type of horse used in the sport. Charger. Refer to the original logo that depicts this horse.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Nice Thanks for the context!

[@tygrkhat4087]

Also, founder Barron Hilton was involved in a new credit card business.

[@jamesp57867]

The NFL needs to expand again soon. Two more teams: St Louis and wait for it........... London England.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I think a london team would be pretty rad!

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

More teams! Team in. SD California. Team in SA Texas. Team in Portland Oregon. Team in Kentucky. Team in Virginia representing Virginia not DC. Second team in Chicago. Team in Oakland. Team in Oklahoma. 1 new team for each division.

[@HerrKurt]

London..no way

[@user-dt8vy2yb3d]

It's a good thing that the Arizona Football Cardinals & the New York Football Giants are still in the NFL.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

🙌

[@Double.J]

So where is the update video or update post with the card or whatever for the Washington commanders?

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Washington Commanders Name Explained | Footnote* To NFL Video kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGiYcqifZ8mso7c

[@jeffbloch2305]

The original Cleveland Browns team moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching!

[@alexmorales1419]

0:15 That looks like a team fit for Red from angry birds.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

hahah thanks for watching man!

[@5EasyQuestions]

My grandfather designed the original Atlanta design. I have the initial design and interaction with the owner

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Dang that’s really cool!!

[@wfletch3270]

Houston toros sounds cool. Texans doesn’t do it for me personally

[@olliecrow3547]

I like the Roughnecks. I agree, the Texans name makes sense, but it just doesn't feel right for some reason. It hasn't since day 1.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

@@olliecrow3547 might was be Houston Texas People.

[@HerrKurt]

Rather Houston OILERS

[@jhonlewis5758]

So a lot of the reason why the original teams were based off of their baseball counterparts is because football wasn’t popular enough to hold its own games, so they would be opening acts for baseball games.

[@VersaceJesus]

Wait the Houston team considered calling themselves the Challengers? As in the Space Shuttle Challenger? Points for keeping the city naming theme, but jesus that's morbid.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

There's a reason you don't see teams called Titanics or Atomic Blast.

[@arandomdudeontheinternet5792]

Could you do nhl soon

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Definitely! Shooting for the start of the NHL season!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

NHL video went live today!

[@droctorcee-7036]

Really interesting to see how many NFL team names were originally tied to their baseball counterparts. In addition to paying tribute to the team who they may have shared a stadium with, I wonder if that was also done to combat the perception that football was a “barbarian” sport in early 20th century society, while the perception of baseball had improved significantly to one of a more “classy” sport…especially after appointing a commissioner after the 1919 Black Sox scandal.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah really interesting how teams were tied together like that!

[@Angel...Luis1]

The ravens was the original Cleveland Browns

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yup thanks for checking it out!

[@Angel...Luis1]

@@JustinLearnsThings okey 👍🏻👍🏻

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

The Ravens* were* ...

[@gordybishop2375]

All the logos of the Browns....lol

[@borisgoykhman5547]

Why are so many of these teams former names meant to match thier cities MLB teams?

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Good Question! I would guess that the most common reasons were they either shared facilities to begin with, they shared some amount of ownership at the time, or during the earlier years of the league, they wanted the credibility of being associated with already established sports teams in the city. I haven't looked at it too much, but those are the ideas that first come to mind as potential reasons! I'll have to do some reading!

[@borisgoykhman5547]

@@JustinLearnsThings Well thanks for giving me a few reasons!

[@user-xe4me8pv3b]

I didn't know that the Saints get their name for All Saint's Day (11/1?)😮😮😮

[@Logstickz]

I had to look over at my screen on Houston when listing the other name wild cat-terds.

[@mercermercepanama6334]

The "Washington Football Team" is now called the "Washington Commanders".

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for checking out the video! I made a small follow up video for the name change on my channel!

[@HerrKurt]

I think better name Washington Communists

[@BarrettSlimmer]

Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. was an American Democratic Party politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House majority leader and a member of the Warren Commission. Wikipedia He sat on the committee that decided on the AFL-NFL merger and got New Orleans a franchise. We got a lot of streets named Saint, St. Charles Avenue St. Ann, Street, Saint Bernard Avenue St. Claude Avenue St. Louis Street St. Peter Street St. Philip Street

[@JustinLearnsThings]

It’s really interesting how big of role he played in shaping football!

[@ALou2Design]

The Houston colt 45s is so lit wtf 😂

[@de-fault_de-fault]

Who are the jag-wires?

[@oddballskull1941]

Thanks dude..I guess just be ready to update Washington..and for a bunch of people to get mad at you as if you’re the one who made them change their name😒

[@oddballskull1941]

I’m Cherokee/black But everyone is different Just because I’m Cherokee/black doesn’t mean I speak for all of us But here is my PERSONAL opinion I never understood why I can be referred to as black, or white, but not red? If you saw me in real life you wouldn’t immediately recognize me as black, or native. Red never bothered me nor redskin BUT THATS JUST ME However Don’t call me an Indian. I’m not Indian I’m not from India I have no relatives from India Just because some explorer THOUGHT he landed in the WEST INDIES doesn’t mean he can just arbitrarily miss name an entire nation of people. I can’t sail to what I assume to be Japan, land in Cuba, and start calling everyone Japanese

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for sharing man!! Yeah I will have to be ready for an update video for sure!

[@doug_man_x]

No where close to a Texans fan but I am glad they went with that over "Houston Energy" That is somehow lamer than the Commanders

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah definitely doesn’t fit the other NFL names!

[@eternylstudios8065]

Boston Braves / Milwaukee Braves /Atlanta Braves

[@jackstein9986]

Houston Colt 45's has some ring to it

[@JustinLearnsThings]

It honestly does!

[@jackson.chetta]

We're all missing out on the Houston Colt 45s

[@BRO77TX]

Go back to the MLB video I’m pretty sure he mentions the Colt 45’s

[@fatboiii6969]

This guy sounds like Michael J Fox. That's not an insult or a compliment. Just an observation.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

haha this is my favorite comment of all time! Love Michael J Fox!

[@cumpenis]

The "Houston Colt 45s" is crazy lmao

[@JustinLearnsThings]

😂

[@vassa1972]

Too bad that both the NFL and CFL doesn't merge together.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Which rules would you keep? I know only a bit about the CFL, but the running behind the line of scrimmage seems fun!

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... NFL and CFL don't* merge.

[@vassa1972]

Wow $100 us in the early 1900's buys alot back then

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I know right!

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

That was less than a Ford Model T!

[@Punjabi574]

Houston Colt 45s sounds so sick

[@JustinLearnsThings]

The houston astros started out with that too!

[@joeyzze]

So the LA chargers are the first football team founded in LA, aka the true LA team

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Haha true!

[@tygrkhat4087]

The only original LA teams are the Chargers, Kings and Angels. The Angels play in Anaheim, and the rest of the LA teams came from elsewhere.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

@@tygrkhat4087 Orginaly the Kings played in Inglewood but now play in LA proper. The Angels used to play in LA proper but moved to Anaheim.

[@GTAnativeInXboxAndPlayStation]

$100 to buy the Bears? I wonder how much $100 was back in 1921. Obviously not as close as an NFL franchise costs.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Looks like it was around 1,615.13, so definitely not that much by comparison!

[@tygrkhat4087]

According to George Halas, no one ever paid the $100 entry fee.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

@@tygrkhat4087 GH was a corrupt Chicago big shot.

[@SIA_Pod]

The Houston Colt 45's is 🔥🔥🔥

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah it has a good ring to it!

[@mongoslade277]

That was the original name for the Houston Astros also

[@joshuafrias2415]

You know, if Las Vegas didn't get the Oakland Raiders, I would imagine they would have a team that matched the Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL, and they would call it the Las Vegas Centurions.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I could definitely see a team with matching branding to the Golden Knights! That'd be really fitting!

[@IvIidnight]

You messed up the Ravens/Browns thing.

[@buzz2s]

Houston should've just chosen Toros or Wranglers

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Toros would be cool! Wranglers would give great potential advertisement opportunities 😂

[@HerrKurt]

Oilers

[@billgrandone3552]

There are 3 teams from the old AAFC that still exist, the Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, and the San Francisco 49ers.

[@tygrkhat4087]

The Indianapolis Colts are not the same as the AAFC-NFL Colts. The original Colts failed after the 1950 season. The new Colts were founded in 1953 when Carroll Rosenbloom and others purchased the assets of the defunct Dallas Texans. The only thing the teams had in common was the name.

[@courtneycohen2685]

and then, in 2022 the football team changed its name to the commanders!

[@eddiekulp1241]

REDSKINS ! Allways were and will be

[@danielgeraci9002]

Houston Texans is what they agreed upon but Texas had cfl team need the San antonio Texans. also Washington named their team the commanders which again San Antonio had a team named the commanders front the usfl.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Anddddddd. The 1970s WFL had a team called The Houston Texans. There was also an Arena Football team called the Dallas Texans in the 1990s.

[@jesuscampos8136]

They never show the browns when they had their white helmets

[@brianpowers2315]

How did the commanders name come about?

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I made a follow up video about the commanders name: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGiYcqifZ8mso7c

[@alansnow1129]

That name sucks! Redskins is way better! Not racist at all! Only racists seem to have problem with it and are canceling native Indians in a way!

[@curiousboi3271]

Weird Mandela effect I guess but for some reason I thought the colts were located in Texas or Tennessee

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Oh interesting! Yeah I could see that maybe something with like the oilers and their color scheme?

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

25:40 wow all those names are better than "let's name our team after the people who live in our state".

[@BazzA13]

Where is Kansas City Chiefs

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Good catch! I accidentally missed their chapter marker! I went ahead and added it! Thanks for looking out!

[@mccartykred]

You can call the Washington team; the red commandos. The Eagles were also called the Frankfurt yellow jackets.

[@tygrkhat4087]

The Frankfort Yellow Jackets have no relation to the Eagles. I have heard that the franchise that was the Yellow Jackets was sold to a new ownership group that became the Eagles; but they weren't the same team.

[@itzamia]

I get the Houston owner not wanting to reuse another horse image, but there are so many original names out there that would have fit for a team name with Houston's history. The Texans? That's almost as generic as The Washington Football Team waiting on a new name.