1940s Football (via X)
NFL Football has been around longer than many of its long-time fans. The NFL is over 100 years old, meaning the league is older than most people, let alone the NFL fans of all 32 of its historic franchises.
The first ever NFL game was played on October 3rd, 1920, and it pitted the Dayton Triangles, out of Dayton, Ohio, against the Columbus Panhandles, a game that would see the host Triangles take a 14-0 win.
Since then, the NFL fans have enjoyed over 100 seasons, nearly 105 to be exact, as the 2024 NFL season is over halfway finished. The game has evolved quite a bit since even the 1940s, as evidenced by some recently found footage.
A video posted to X using MLFootball shows a game between Ohio and Notre Dame. The play shows one of the quarterbacks dropping to throw a pass while nearly avoiding defenders before being intercepted.
🚨WILD FOOTAGE: FOOTBALL BEING PLAYED IN THE 1940s.
🤯🤯🤯
CRAZY.
pic.twitter.com/nPfeTluBKR— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) November 30, 2024
Why Do NFL Fans Want The Old Football Back?
After intercepting the ball, the defender can be seen lateraling it to a much larger teammate, who ran the ball all the way back to the opposing endzone for a touchdown. It seems like NFL fans are loving the video.
“Lateral was nasty,” commented one fan.
“That dude was moving,” went another.
“We need more lateral passes in today’s game,” pleaded one fan.
Another fan was surprised, commenting, “What a hit!”
“Like 6 dude got knees shredded,” went one comment.
“My man was flying down the sidelines,” mentioned another.
“Taking knees out in the 40s with no pads is wild,” said another fan.
One fan criticized the league today, adding, “Looks a lot more dope than what I’ve been seeing today in 2024.”
While the game may have changed over the years, it’s clear that many fans want the old version back; however, it’s unlikely that we’ll ever see that version of things again, mainly for player safety.
Kansas City Chiefs President Forced To Address Rumors That Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Relationship Is Just A “Marketing Strategy” For The Team
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)There’s a conspiracy theory for just about everything, including bizarre ones relating to the highly publicized relationship between Grammy Award-winning singer Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
The three-time Super Bowl champion has been in a relationship with Taylor Swift for over a year. Their rumored romance was confirmed when Swift attended the Chiefs’ Week 3, 2023 home game against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kelce’s romance with Swfit has been a giant win for the Chiefs and the NFL, too. She has brought plenty more attention to the NFL and contributed to the Chiefs’ skyrocketing popularity worldwide.
Naturally, conspiracy theorists believe the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift romance is simply a marketing ploy to help the Chiefs and the league. But Chiefs president Mark Donovan finally addressed the ridiculous rumor during an appearance on NBC’s “Squawk Box” program:
“I’d love to say that it was a marketing strategy, but it is an authentic relationship. And we’re happy to have it, and it’s been nothing but good for us.
I think the best thing I can say about the whole relationship and the impact it’s had on us is, Taylor Swift is an authentic member of the Kansas City Chiefs kingdom. She’s an authentic fan and that matters to our fans and our fan base and to matters to us and we try to respect that.”
