Will Kürlich Kerl
Banned
Challenge: During the AFL-NFL Merger, have American football become similar to English football, with promotions and relegations.
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After the merger...Probably not happening because the franchise system is too entrenched...it would have to be a part of merger and a part of set up starting with the first merged season for it to stick...and there was a push for it..Sports Illustrated's pro football writer Tex Maule wrote an article suggesting the idea in 1967 or 68 and it got a little traction among the owners in both leagues.
Ultimately you'd never get the owners to buy in because franchise system is so entrenched...you even have owners in the first division leagues in soccer pushing to end P-R (doubt it'll happen, but you never know).