... it comes to the New England area. It always has seemed to take a backseat to baseball, basketball, and even hockey. They had their first professional football franchise in 1929, when the Boston Bulldogs came to town. The Bulldogs were actually the Pottsville Maroons, the 1925 NFL Champions who had their title stripped from them in a controversial move by the league. They had moved to Boston for financial reasons, but only lasted one season before folding. The Boston Braves were formed in 1932, but soon moved to Washington D.C. because of the lack of support from the community. They were a team that featured three Hall Of Fame members, and played their games in Fenway Park. After losing in the 1936 NFL Championship Game before a sparse...

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