All the AFL teams got in, plus the Colts, Browns, and Steelers moved over from the old NFL (which had 16 teams in 4 divisions) to the new AFC (which had 10 teams) to even things out. Nobody was left out.
Yeah, I screwed that up.
Don’t know what I was thinking, must have had a brain spasm about then.
When he was negotiating with the NFL Davis was holding out for something, can’t remember what it was, but he was plenty PO’ed when Hunt and Adams contacted the NFL on their own.
It may have been something for the players.
I saw a show about the merger maybe 15 years ago and did some research and confirmed what was on the show, but I now have no idea what it was.