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NFL

American  
  1. National Football League.


NFL British  

abbreviation

  1. National Football League

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For NFL front offices, Murray represents a cautionary tale.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

A folk hero in his home state of Hawaii, Sagapolutele is projected to be a first-round prospect in the 2028 NFL draft.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Over the years, Anaheim had considered a variety of opportunities for the site: An NFL stadium, but the NFL wasn’t interested.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Randy Mastro fought to keep an NFL football stadium out of Manhattan, booted the mob from a fish market and put Brooklyn Catholics back in pews during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

I know I have what it takes and I am going to do what it takes to make my next goal, a college degree and an NFL career!

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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