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2013 National Football League Draft

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The card is in

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has been collecting nearly every NFL draft card since 1997. Read More

The NFL's first draft

The first NFL draft was held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia on Feb. 8, 1936. Read More

Artifacts from Super Bowl

More mementos from February’s Super Bowl have arrived in Canton. Read More

Former Bills LB stops by HOF

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Top 20 at the Start of 2013

There are many ways in which a player's success in the NFL is measured. One of the most obvious is a comparison of statistics. Check out where today’s stars compare to NFL greats at the start of the 2013 NFL Season. Read More

Snapshot: 50 Years of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Heffelfinger’s great nephew visits HOF

Ford Bell, the President of the American Alliance of Museums in Washington, D.C. toured the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Thursday afternoon. Read More

Wes Welker milestone recognized at Hall

Wes Welker became the first player to have five seasons of 100 or more receptions. The jersey from his record-setting season is now a part of the Hall's collection. Read More

Ray Lewis’ final game-worn uniform sent to the Hall of Fame

The uniform from one of the most decorated defenders in the history of the National Football League was added to the Hall of Fame's collection on Wednesday. Read More

“Watt” a season!

The uniform from the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt is the latest addition to the world’s largest collection of football mementos. Read More

MVP to HOF

A uniform from 2012 NFL Most Valuable Player Adrian Peterson has arrived in Canton. Read More

Jonathan Ogden's career in photos

Follow Jonathan Ogden's career through photos. Read More

Wilson's offensive prowess

The uniform worn by Russell Wilson in Week 15 when he became the first player ever to have 3 rushing TDs and a TD pass in the first half of a NFL game has arrived in Canton. Read More

Photo Gallery: Rams Hall of Famers

Photos of members of the Rams to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Read More

Witten into history

The jersey Jason Witten wore in Week 16 when he broke the single-season record for most receptions by a tight end is now preserved in Canton. Read More

Luck’s record

Another piece of history from Andrew Luck has been added to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s collection. Read More

NFL's Greatest Comeback

Buffalo Bills backup quarterback Frank Reich led the charge to the National Football League’s greatest comeback. Read More

Texans history

The Texans took the field for the first time in the 2002 NFL season. Read More

History: Team-by-Team single season rushing leaders

Rookie Alfred Morris established the Washington Redskins single-season rushing record with 1,613 yards on the ground this year. Read More

Single-Game rushing records by team

A look at the players who hold the teams’ records for rushing yards in a game. Read More

Adrian Peterson rushes for 2,097 yards in 2012

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Receiving yards records by team

Brian Hartline set the Miami Dolphins record for receiving yards in a game during Week 4. Here are the record holders for each NFL team. Read More

4,000-Yard Seasons by Year

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4,000-Yard Seasons by Quarterback

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4,000-Yard Seasons by Team

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4,000-yard passers

A record 11 different quarterbacks threw for 4,000 yards during the 2012 season. Read More

Redskins rookie record

The football kicked by Washington Redskins’ Kai Forbath when he made NFL history on Sunday is now part of the Hall of Fame’s vast collection. Read More

Johnson breaks Rice's mark

Calvin Johnson broke Jerry Rice’s NFL record for most receiving yards in a single season during Week 16 of the 2012 season. Read More

Jackson hits milestone

The jersey worn by Steven Jackson of the St. Louis Rams in Week 15 has been added to the Hall of Fame’s collection. Read More

The official account of ’72 AFC Divisional Playoff

The official play-by-play account of the “Immaculate Reception. Read More

Program Cover: 1972 AFC Divisional Playoff

View the program cover from the 1972 AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders. Read More

The first playoff game

In 1932, the Portsmouth Spartans and the Chicago Bears finished their regularly scheduled games tied for first place. So, for the first time in NFL history, a one-game playoff was staged on Dec. 18, 1932, to determine the league champion. Read More

1,800 yard runners

Adrian Peterson has become the latest runner to reach the 1,800-yard mark. See photos of all the 1,800 yard runners in NFL history. Read More

Brees’ 54th TD game noted

The football from Drew Brees’ final game of his record 54-game TD streak has been added to the Hall of Fame’s collection. Read More

Jones record-tying KOR noted in HOF

The jersey worn by the Baltimore Ravens Jacoby Jones on his record-tying KOR in Week 6 has been added to the Hall of Fame’s collection. Read More

50 Great Moments from pro football’s past

As the Hall of Fame celebrates 50 years, we used items from our collection to spur this list of 50 great moments. Read More

Team-By-Team Histories

Learn the history behind each NFL franchise. Read More

RGIII rushed to Canton

Two days after establishing the NFL rookie record for rushing yards in a season by a QB, the Washington Redskins Robert Griffin III presented his jersey and shoes to the Hall of Fame. Read More

NFL to celebrate Hall’s 50th Anniversary

The National Football League will commemorate the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 50 Years celebration during Weeks 14 and 15. Read More

Brees' 54-game TD streak

Drew Brees’ record streak reached 54 straight games in which he threw a touchdown pass. Read More

Brees and Unitas streak comparison

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Schaub’s 500-yard day preserved

The jersey worn by Houston Texans QB Matt Schaub when he threw for 527 yards in Week 11 arrived at the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Wedneday. Read More

More from Johnson’s milestone arrives

Another piece of history from Chris Johnson’s record-setting day in October has been added to the Hall of Fame’s collection. Read More

Thanksgiving and the NFL

in two NFL cities, Detroit and Dallas, Thanksgiving Day football has become a normal, expected way of life. Read More

Airing it out

Matt Schaub took advantage of leading his team to two overtime scores while resetting a franchise record for passing yards in a game. Here is the look at each of the NFL team records including Tom Brady who is one of 14 QBs to throw for 500 yards in a game. Read More

Does Thanksgiving help playoff hopes?

Is there a correlation between playing on Thanksgiving and making the playoffs? Read More

250 club

Miami Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline became just the 22nd player in NFL history to have 250 or more receiving yards in a game as he established a new team record during Week 4. Read More

Ernie Nevers sideline coat

The sideline coat worn by the legendary Ernie Nevers has long been a part of the Hall of Fame’s vast collection. Read More

History Index

Our history index is your starting point for an in-depth look at the game’s past from the 1890s through milestones in 2012. Read More

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