The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League" id="mw9Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Football_League" id="mw9g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> announced a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL–NFL_merger" id="mw9w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="AFL–NFL merger">merger</a> effective in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_NFL_season" id="mw-A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1970 NFL season">1970</a>.