In a special meeting prior to Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans on February 2, 2002, NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the purchase.

The 2002 season was the Falcons ' first in the more geographically-accurate NFC South upon NFL realignment.

In 2002, Vick set many records and supplied the media with numerous highlights for the season, including rushing for 173 yards in an overtime win at Minnesota, the highest single-game rushing total for an NFL quarterback ever ( Vick's footwear from this game are currently enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame ).

In 2002, the NFL found that average male surveyed, for example, spent 6. 6 hours a week watching the NFL on TV ; fantasy players surveyed said they watched 8. 4 hours of NFL per week.

The Texans joined the NFL in 2002 as an expansion team after Houston's previous franchise, the Houston Oilers, moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where they are now the Tennessee Titans.

On March 2, 2000, Houston NFL 2002 announced that the team name search had been narrowed down to five choices: Bobcats, Stallions, Texans, Toros, and Apollos.

The list of names was determined after several months of research conducted jointly by Houston NFL 2002 and NFL Properties.

In 2002 the NFL split up the two conferences into four divisions, sending the Jacksonville Jaguars to the AFC South.

Albert was also the lead play-by-play voice of the Westwood One radio network's NFL coverage for several years, calling Monday Night Football as well as numerous playoff games and every Super Bowl beginning 2002.

After winning the 2000 NFL Executive of the Year Award, General Manager Randy Mueller was fired between the 2001 and 2002 seasons without explanation by Benson.

The Saints failed to make the playoffs in 2001 and 2002, although in the latter year they had the distinction of beating the eventual Super Bowl XXXVII champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in both of their regular season meetings, only the second team to do so in NFL history.

From 2003 through 2008, the New England Patriots had a " light " jersey ( their alternate, a bright metallic silver ) that isn't white in which the other team would wear their colored, or " dark " jerseys against them since the third jersey rule was implemented in the NFL in 2002.

In addition the Chargers obtained wide receiver / kick returner Tim Dwight and the Falcons ' second-round draft selection in the 2002 NFL Draft.

Throwback uniforms worn in 1994 ( NFL 75th anniversary ) and 2009 ( AFL 50th anniversary ); blue throwback also used in 2000 for Chargers ' 40th anniversary and as an alternate jersey from 2002 to 2006 ..

In 2002, the Seahawks were returned to the NFC West as part of an NFL realignment plan that gave each conference four balanced divisions of four teams each.

The new theme music lasted until CBS lost the NFL at the end of the 1993 season, but continued to be used by CBS Radio until 2002.

Several remixed versions of the 1993 theme were used upon the return of the NFL to CBS until the end of the 2002 season, when CBS replaced its theme with one composed by E. S.

In his return, Maddox was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year for the 2002 NFL season.

The WFL also arguably had an impact on locations of other professional football teams: from the NFL, Hawaii hosted the Pro Bowl from 1980 through 2009, Jacksonville got the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995, Charlotte received the Carolina Panthers in the same year, and Houston's expansion franchise, the Texans, revived the name of the WFL team in 2002.

* Passing Completion Percentage: 71. 2 Drew Brees ( 2011 ) – NFL Record

* Pass Interception Return Yards: 376 Darren Sharper ( 2009 ) – NFL Record

* Frank Budd ( born 1939 ), wide receiver in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins who once held the World Record in the 100 yard dash.

His 29-yard sack of Dolphin quarterback Bob Griese ( an NFL Record ) is one of the most memorable plays in Super Bowl defensive history.

( Record of NFL play only )

* NFL Record and Fact Book ( ISBN 1-932994-36-X )

* NFL. com Record and Fact Book

* 2011: NFL Record most 4th quarter touchdown passes in a season ( 15 )

* 2011: Tied NFL Record for longest pass completion and touchdown ( 99 yards )

* Holds NFL Record for most road playoff wins ( 5 )

* Tied NFL Record longest pass completion and touchdown ( 99 yards in 2011 )

* Tied NFL Record most game-winning drives in a season ( 8 in 2011 )

As of the end of the 2009 NFL season, Hutson still holds the following records: Most seasons leading league in pass receptions ( 8 ), Most consecutive seasons leading league in pass receptions ( 5 ), Most seasons leading league in pass receiving yards gained ( 7 ), Most consecutive seasons leading league in pass receiving yards gained ( 4 ), Most seasons leading league in pass receiving touchdowns ( 9 ), Most consecutive seasons leading league in pass receiving touchdowns ( 5 ), Most seasons leading league in scoring ( 5 ), and Most consecutive seasons leading league in scoring ( 5 ) ( Source: NFL Record and fact book ).

At the ESPY Awards Alexander received two awards, Best Record Breaking Performance and Best NFL Player.

In an interview with the Bergen Record, Chrebet stated he still feels post-concussion symptoms as a result of the multiple concussions he suffered while playing in the NFL, including headaches, lethargy, and sensitivity to light and noise.

In Super Bowl XXXIX, Vrabel caught a 2-yard touchdown pass despite being held by Philadelphia's Jevon Kearse ; that catch is pictured on the cover of the 2005 NFL Record and Fact Book.

The game is considered the successor to the former AFL Championship, and its game results are listed with that of its predecessor in the annual NFL Record and Fact Book.

* NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book ( ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 )

* NFL Record and Fact Book ( ISBN 1-932994-36-X )

The game is considered the successor to the original NFL Championship, and its game results are listed with that of its predecessor in the annual NFL Record and Fact Book.

All were accepted as official and were published in the NFL Record and Fact Book alongside the Associated Press, United Press International, and the Pro Football Writers Association All-Pro teams and awards.

The Philadelphia Eagles Helmet Cart sat at Joseph A. Scirrotto Jr .' s ( Designer of the 74 Helmet ) " Joe's Gulf Gas Station " at Rising Sun Ave & Van Kirk St. 1974 off season year to raise money for " The Eagles Fly for Leukemia ", where every weekend Eagles NFL Team Members joined to help raise awareness and funds.

They finished the regular season with 11 straight wins ( tying the 1961 team record & is also tied for the 5th longest win streak entering the playoffs ), finished with an impressive 13 – 3 record, ( including 4 – 0 in December, extending their NFL record with 18 straight wins in December, & also tying the Dolphins 1970 – 1974 in November for the longest winning streak in any month ).

Since their last Cup win in 1983, they are currently the only team of the four major North American sports leagues ( NHL, NFL, NBA, & MLB ) to win 4 consecutive championships, and hold the NHL record for most consecutive playoff series ' wins at 19 ( 1980 Playoffs-1984 Playoffs ).

: Thank the Pro Football Hall of Fame, all the NFL teams and players, Florida A & M University, thank everyone who went to Matthew Gilbert High School, thank everyone in Jacksonville and Florida and everyone especially on the East Side of Jacksonville.

BYU also claims notable professional football players including two-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP Steve Young ' 84 & J. D.

* Joe Senser, a former NFL star tight-end for the Minnesota Vikings, currently on the board of the Hershey Trust Company and Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company, graduated from the school in 1974.

* Bruce Hall – NFL running back / special teams ( Buffalo Bills & Denver Broncos ), graduated from Milton High School in 2003

* Anthony Lucas, former National Football League ( NFL ) wide receiver with the ( Dallas Cowboys & Green Bay Packers )

* Bobby Howard, former American Football League ( AFL ) & National Football League ( NFL ) corner back with the San Diego Chargers ( 1967 – 1969 AFL, 1970 – 1974 NFL ), the New England Patriots ( 1975 – 1977 ), and the Philadelphia Eagles ( 1978 – 1979 )

* Wes Shivers, Ex NFL player with the Tennessee Titans & current pro mixed martial artist

* Jim Thomason, an American football halfback and member of the 1939 national championship team of Texas A & M University, was selected fifth overall by the Detroit Lions in the 1941 NFL Draft.

* Tony Franklin ( placekicker ) played for the Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, and Miami Dolphins ; this barefoot kicker set 18 NCAA records playing at Texas A & M, led the NFL in scoring ( 140 points ) and field goals made ( 32 ) in 1986, and was selected to represent the AFC in the Pro Bowl.

* Ryan Tannehill, quarterback and wide receiver for the Texas A & M Aggies, was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the first round ( eighth overall pick ) of the 2012 NFL Draft.

* Laura Vikmanis-Cincinnati Bengals Cheerleader & oldest NFL Cheerleader in history

McMahon battled injuries for the rest of his career although at one point between the 1984 and 1987 seasons, he won 22 consecutive regular-season ( 25 including playoffs, & The Super Bowl ) starts, the longest " regular season winning streak " by an NFL quarterback at the time, now held by Peyton Manning, who won 23 in 2009 ( but lost a Super Bowl during his " winning streak ").

* November 23 – Memories of the " Heidi Game " returned to haunt NBC as that network was forced to join Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in progress at the conclusion of an overtime NFL game

Among other notable alumni, Andover has educated two American presidents, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, NFL head coach Bill Belichick, Law & Order creator Dick Wolf, Lyman Spitzer, namesake of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, six Medal of Honor recipients, inventor Samuel Morse, and author Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

* Former Minnesota Viking & NFL Hall of Famer Carl Eller

C. C & Mississippi ) Preston played five years in the NFL with five different teams after two seasons each in Atlanta ( 1995 – 96 ) and Green Bay ( 1997 – 98 ) Preston played with three teams in his fifth NFL season starting with Miami then San Francisco and finally Tennessee.

* 24 Corey Ivy CB ( Northeast Ok. A & M J. C & Oklahoma ) Ivy saw little playing time in the NFL with New England and Cleveland before joining the XFL.