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Review of Walter Payton nominees raises questions about Kelce nonprofit
The nonprofits created by New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce each raised more than $1.5 million over the past three years, according to federal tax records, the most among independent nonprofits founded by 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award nominees. But a dollar raised isn’t the same as a dollar spent. Davis’ Devoted Dreamers Foundation was nearly twice as efficient with its donations, spending 81 cents of every dollar on charity from 2021-24, while Kelce’s nonprofit told the IRS it spent just 41 cents of every dollar on charity in that span and more on management, which his business manager said is incorrect. Kelce’s Eighty-Seven and Running Foundation has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to A&A Management Group, which was co-founded by Kelce’s longtime business managers, brothers Aaron and André Eanes. Aaron Eanes is the executive director of the nonprofit, which has no official president, secretary or treasurer and just two board members, below the minimum of three required to ensure good governance. “It appears to function more as an extension of the management company versus as an independent public charity,” said Laurie Styron, the executive director of CharityWatch, an independent charity watchdog group that reviewed the nonprofit’s tax filings for The Arizona Republic. “That’s not how charities work. It’s wrong.” (I'm skipping some filler that explains who Travis Kelce is for anyone who's been living under a rock.) The Republic has repeatedly exposed widespread waste and mismanagement among these nonprofits, some of which spend less than 50 cents of every dollar on actual charity, often because players and their families lack sufficient nonprofit guidance and education. Many are directed by agents and marketing professionals to work with sports charity management companies geared toward profit and optics over impact. “Being able to give back to Kansas City and to my hometown, places that have done so much for me, has been a dream come true, and I’ll never take that for granted,” Kelce said when Walter Payton nominees were announced Dec. 4. “Representing the team, the Hunt family, our fans, and my foundation is incredibly special and I’m very grateful.” Aaron Eanes said the tax filings for Kelce’s nonprofit are incorrect. Operational costs for charitable efforts were “mistakenly reported under management rather than allocated adequately to program services,” Eanes told The Republic, so the public records do not provide an accurate “indication of where the resources were truly directed.” “We have since corrected this: Management fees decreased significantly in 2024 and dropped to zero in 2025,” Eanes said. “Looking ahead, we are expanding our board of directors, bringing on advisers with nonprofit expertise, and restructuring our reporting processes to better reflect our actual program work. We are dedicated to ensuring this foundation operates at the highest standards.” Chicago Bears nominee had tax-exempt status revoked, but most follow nonprofit best practices The NFL’s vetting process for 2025 Walter Payton nominees fell short of its commitment to ensure good standing for every player’s designated charitable foundation. Most glaringly, the nonprofit created by Chicago Bears nominee DJ Moore had its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status revoked by the IRS in 2022 for never filing federal tax returns. Moore recently created another nonprofit with a nearly identical name. But most nominees adhere to nonprofit best practices. Ten of the 32 nominees, according to their Man of the Year award bios, appear to partner solely with existing nonprofits and use their celebrity to boost impact, which experts said is the safest, easiest and most efficient way to give back because the infrastructure is already in place. Nine nominees have fiscal sponsorships, meaning their “foundations” are extensions of an existing nonprofit, which are often far more efficient than standalone entities. But tax records do not show the amount each player raised for their causes. Thirteen nominees touted independent, tax-exempt nonprofits, which largely raise money to give to other nonprofits. Charity watchdog groups: How to judge a nonprofit’s efficiency? Charity Navigator, a nonprofit watchdog group, expects efficient nonprofits to spend at least 70 cents of every dollar on charity. CharityWatch considers a nonprofit highly efficient when it spends at least 75 cents of every dollar on charity. Its rating system gives nonprofits that spent less than 50 cents per dollar on charity a grade of D or F. The amount of each dollar spent on charity is determined by dividing a nonprofit’s annual expenses for program services by its total expenses, which are reported on federal tax forms. For example, Davis’ Devoted Dreamers Foundation reported it raised $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million from 2021-24, with $1.1 million going to charity. That’s nearly 81 cents of every dollar spent. ‘Tells the public nothing’: Kelce nonprofit reported lump sums for charity, management Kelce’s Eighty-Seven and Running Foundation reported it raised $1.5 million and spent $1.1 million from 2021-24, with $469,000 going to management and $446,000 going to charity. Again, that’s about 41 cents of every dollar spent. Zooming out over the past decade, since Kelce’s nonprofit was created in 2015, it has reported $3.4 million in revenue and $2.7 million in expenses, with nearly $900,000 going to management and $1.5 million going to charity. That’s about 56 cents of every dollar spent. “The (management) costs covered the necessary operational infrastructure for the foundation to operate effectively,” Eanes said, “including coordinating fundraising events like Kelce Car Jam, maintaining ongoing relationships with partner organizations such as Operation Breakthrough and the University of Cincinnati, overseeing donor communications and the foundation’s website, and ensuring the capacity to quickly mobilize resources when community needs arise.” Nonprofit oversight attorney Andrew Morton, a partner at Handler Law and chair of the firm’s sports and entertainment philanthropy group, told The Republic that management expenses should not be recorded as a 100 percent general expense on tax returns. “The statement of functional expenses is supposed to be a good-faith allocation between program services, management and fundraising,” Morton said. “They’re implicit in operating a nonprofit. Nobody does 100% of anything.” Similarly, Kelce’s nonprofit’s charitable spending each year has been reported on one vague line called “other fees for services,” rather than delineated, which “tells the public nothing about what the charity is accomplishing,” Styron said. “Players and their managers need to stop using charities this way. Don’t get creative. Don’t look for loopholes. If you establish a charity, stop mixing in business interests or using friends to operate it. Do it the right way or don’t do it at all. There are a lot of ways for players to give back without founding their own charity.” How efficient are the charities founded by Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award nominees? The Republic determined the amount of each dollar that Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award nominees’ nonprofits spent on charitable giving and events based on what the organizations reported on federal tax forms. The calculations are based on the past three years of publicly available federal tax returns (2021-24) unless noted. Figures are rounded. Independent nonprofits (13) Chicago Bears: DJ Moore, Moore 2 Life Foundation. (Revoked) Incorporated in May 2019 in Pennsylvania. Tax-exempt status was revoked by the IRS in May 2022 for not filing federal tax returns for three consecutive years. There is no public record of how much money the organization received in donations and spent on charity. EIN: 84-1789712. In May 2025, in Delaware, Moore created a second nonprofit with a nearly identical name. EIN: 33-4102204. Cincinnati Bengals: Ted Karras, Cincy Hat Foundation. (57 cents/dollar) Incorporated July 2024 in Ohio. Tax-exempt since August 2024. It’s filed one tax return for the final five months of 2024. EIN: 99-4143088. Raised: $374,000. Spent: $137,000. On charity: $78,000. On management: $59,000. Net assets: $237,000. Dallas Cowboys: Solomon Thomas, The Defensive Line. (N/A) Beginning to operate as an independent nonprofit after years as a charitable project of the Players Philanthropy Fund, which spends 86 cents of every dollar on charity. Incorporated in Texas. Tax-exempt since April 2020. EIN: 85-0908917. Green Bay Packers: Jordan Love, Hands of 10ve. (98 cents) Private foundation. Founded in 2024 in Delaware. Tax-exempt since January 2025. EIN: 99-2782567. Raised: $572,000. Spent: $53,000. On charity: $52,000. Net assets: $534,000. Jacksonville Jaguars: Logan Cooke, Logan Cooke Foundation. (0 cents) Private foundation reports no qualifying charitable distributions. Founded in 2023 in Mississippi. Tax-exempt since January 2024. EIN: 93-4138069. Raised: $102,000. Spent: $2,000. On charity: $0. Net assets: $100,000. Kansas City Chiefs: Travis Kelce, Eighty-Seven and Running. (41 cents) Raised $1.5 million over the last three years but spent more on management than charity, with $612,000 in unspent donations. The nonprofit is managed by A&A Management Group, which was co-founded by Kelce’s longtime business managers, brothers Aaron & André Eanes. Aaron Eanes is the executive director of the nonprofit. Incorporated in December 2015 in Ohio. EIN: 47-4569777. Raised: $1,502,000. Spent: $1,097,000. On charity: $446,000. On management: $469,000. Net assets: $612,000. Las Vegas Raiders: Maxx Crosby, Maxx Crosby Foundation. (96 cents) The nonprofit spent less than half the donations it received in 2024. But it was extremely efficient with the money it did spend. Incorporated in Nevada. Tax-exempt since December 2023. EIN: 93-3370961. Raised: $292,000. Spent: $140,000. On charity: $134,000. Net assets: $152,000. Miami Dolphins: Bradley Chubb, Chubb Foundation. (77 cents) Reported less than $50,000 in annual revenue each year through 2022, but tax returns for the last two years (2023 and ’24) provide greater insight. Incorporated in Georgia. Tax-exempt since January 2018. EIN: 82-3813411. Raised: $95,000. Spent: $68,000. On charity: $52,000. Net assets: $79,000. New Orleans Saints: Demario Davis, Devoted Dreamers Foundation. (81 cents) Raised more than $1.7 million over the last three years, among the most of any nominee with an independent nonprofit, and rates among the most efficient of the group. Incorporated in Arizona. Tax-exempt since July 2020. EIN: 85-1358749. Raised: $1,704,000. Spent: $1,396,000. On charity: $1,126,000. Net assets: $495,000. New York Giants: Bobby Okereke, Nigerian American Football Outreach. (N/A) The nonprofit is less than a year old and has not had to file a tax return. Incorporated in Maryland. Tax-exempt since May 2025. EIN: 33-3767244. New York Jets: Quincy Williams, Quinnen Williams Foundation. (91 cents) Private foundation. Incorporated in Alabama. Tax-exempt since January 2021. EIN: 85-0652445. Raised: $243,000. Spent: $145,000. On charity: $133,000. Net assets: $225,000. Pittsburgh Steelers: Alex Highsmith, Alex Highsmith Family Foundation. (70 cents) Raised nearly half a million dollars over the last two years. It has spent less than half the money. Incorporated in North Carolina. Tax-exempt since September 2021. EIN: 86-1610694. Raised: $481,000. Spent: $192,000. On charity: $134,000. Net assets: $317,000. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Baker Mayfield, Baker and Emily Mayfield Foundation. (78 cents) Formed as a private foundation in October 2022. Incorporated in Texas. Reclassified as a public charity in 2024. EIN: 88-4289185. Raised: $745,000. Spent: $431,000. On charity: $335,000. Net assets: $314,000. Walter Payton award nominees with fiscal sponsorships (9) Atlanta Falcons: A.J. Terrell Jr., A.J. Terrell Jr. Foundation, Athletes Charitable/United Charitable. (88 cents) Baltimore Ravens: Derrick Henry, Two All Foundation, Players Philanthropy Fund. (86 cents) Buffalo Bills: Dion Dawkins, Dion's Dreamers, Edward Charles Foundation. (94 cents) Cleveland Browns: Grant Delpit, GD Express Foundation, Sport For Impact. Co-founded by former NFL star Anquan Boldin as a direct response to The Republic’s reporting. Tax-exempt since September 2024. Based on the 2024 tax return, the first four months of operation. (99.9 cents) Denver Broncos: Garett Bolles, GB3 Foundation, Community Foundation of Utah. (95 cents) Detroit Lions: DJ Reader, A Son Never Forgets Foundation, Athletes Charitable/United Charitable. (88 cents) Indianapolis Colts: Kenny Moore II, Love One Foundation, Dreambuilders Foundation. (71 cents) Minnesota Vikings: C.J. Ham, Ham Family Scholarship Fund, Boreal Waters Community Foundation. (87 cents) Tennessee Titans: Jeffery Simmons, Give Em A Reason Foundation, Edward Charles Foundation. (94 cents) Nominees who only partner with existing nonprofits (10) Arizona Cardinals: Kelvin Beachum, United Food Bank, World Vision. (His prior Walter Payton nominations cited the Beachum Charitable Fund and Kingdom Fund with The Pittsburgh Foundation.) Carolina Panthers: Austin Corbett, All Within My Hands Foundation. Houston Texans: Azeez Al-Shaair, HYPE Freedom School, Muslim Organization of Sports, Socials and Education. Los Angeles Chargers: Cameron Dicker, LA Fire Department, Chargers Impact Fund, Wholehearted Foundation. (His “Wholeheartedly Foundation” is not an independent nonprofit but described as a club for middle school kids.) Los Angeles Rams: Kyren Williams, LA Fire Department, Big Brothers Big Sisters. New England Patriots: Hunter Henry, International Justice Mission. Philadelphia Eagles: Jordan Mailata, Philadelphia Children's Alliance, American Association for Cancer Research, Eagles Autism Foundation. San Francisco 49ers: Curtis Robinson, 49ers Foundation, Fresh Lifelines for Youth, Drive 4 Change. Seattle Seahawks: Julian Love, Boys and Girls Club, Red Cross. Washington Commanders: Bobby Wagner, Phenia Mae Fund with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Foundation, Children's National Hospital. submitted by /u/Miserable-Cap-5223 to r/nfl [link] [comments]
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Which NFL team’s logo is used the most by High Schools? I’m on a mission to find out. LE GRAND RECAP/AWARDS SHOW
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Washington Washington DC Virginia West Virginia Canada Wisconsin Wyoming Well gents this took a really long time Im ngl. First Im going to hand out the awards and go over some of the data, then I’ll talk about the process team by team. Without further ado, LESGO First of all Let’s take a look at the graph of states The number of the states chanting E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES is not as bountiful as I once thought. Enough to win an election sure but the farther north you are you’re skoling. Let’s take a look at some of the anomalies: - The Cardinals managed not one but two states in Minnesota and North Dakota -Nevada was split with an even number of Packers and Bengals schools -The Commanders won Mississippi. I know what you are Mississippi. You can’t see it but imagine Doakes. -The Bengals Split West Virginia with Philly - The Bears won Alaska, Split New Mexico - The Packers won Louisiana and New Hampshire, split a few others -Idaho was split between Green Bay and Minnesota -Montana is the Northernmost Eagles State, North Carolina is the Southernmost Vikings State -Indiana was split between our top two -The Rams won New Jersey And now for the Multi Splits - Utah was the most populous Multi Split as Philly, the Rams and the Falcons all got three. every other split was one school copying one team. -You can’t see it but DC has the Colts, Lions and Bears splitting that small small place -2 Five Splits, Vermont and Wyoming. Vermont has Atlanta, Philly, Minnesota, the Broncos and the Chiefs. -Wyoming has Minnesota, Green Bay, Philly, Carolina and Buffalo -Hawaii has 6. Arizona, Minnesota, Chicago, Tampa, Green Bay and Philly. And let’s see the divisional stats and standings: But without further ado YOUR WINNER OF THE SILVER FOOTBALL TOUCHDOWN SCULPTURE IS- [Opens up Envelope] ITS A TIE!? But brylinds how could this be? Philadelphia nearly doubled the second place team. But see dear reader, they did tie on a technicality. WITH CLEVELAND! Yes dear readers, due to Cleveland just being a helmet and pretty much every school listed wears a helmet, CLEVELAND WINS But if we did it my way yes Philadelphia wins. PHILLY, CLEVELAND Enjoy it boys THE MOST COPIED DIVISION: THE NFC NORTH! well also technically the AFC North as well but Yknow NFC North: 672 Minnesota- 292 Green Bay- 180 Chicago- 125 Detroit- 75 ✨Power of Friendship✨ NFC East : 655 Philadelphia- 471 Washington- 78 Cowboys- 74 Giants -34 A HARD Carry job by Philly that wouldn’t have been as close if Dallas didn’t go a bit crazy on the multiplier rule NFC West: 321 LA Rams- 148 Arizona- 103 San Francisco- 54 Seattle- 17 Mamma Mia that’s a lopsided division NFC South: 286 Atlanta-130 Tampa-111 Carolina -25 New Orleans-21 Never mind, this is more lopsided with an 85 logo difference AFC West- 264 Denver- 101 Kansas City- 76 LA Chargers- 54 Vegas- 33 TEAMWORK! AFC South: 170 Jacksonville - 56 Indianapolis- 54 Tennessee- 49 Houston Texans- 11 If you want to add the Oilers, 181 AFC East: 167 New England- 113 NY Jets - 30 Buffalo- 21 Miami- 3 A HARD carry job by New England AFC North: 101 Cincinnati - 77 Baltimore - 19 Cleveland - 6 Pittsburgh- BIG OL GOOSE EGG EDIT: 1 Cincinnati was the only team that tried. But granted, Baltimore just got here, Cleveland and Pittsburgh are unique snowflakes. Speaking off THE SPECIAL SNOWFLAKES AWARDS Look we all knew who it was going to be for a long ass time. But do not hang your heads Steelers fans. While high schools all across two countries went on and diluted your in state brethren’s brand to the nth degree, No one, absolutely NO ONE EXCEPT HUACHIPATO FC IN CHILE CAN BE THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS! EDIT: AND APPARENTLY FARRELL Wear this in pride folks And since you got no one copying you, you help your division as well… Technically. Yeah since Cleveland is technically the winner, the uncopyable division would be my AFC East, but if it’s my rules, It would be you guys so LET US SHARE Alrighty now let’s get into the team by team analysis But now it is time to go over the team’s counts, what I counted against them, was i accurate, etc. I’m gonna do this in a style of UrinatingTree’s Sportsball. Philadelphia Eagles: 471 Ah yes what more is there to say. It was over after California. Texas was the nail in the coffin. Y’all are everywhere . The logo, the old logo, the font, the helmets. I even counted the eyes and beak at one point. There was just so damn much. The only color I haven’t seen this team‘s logo in is Pink. Take pride Eagles fans, you have a bevy of schools across the country to start your kid’s lifelong Eagles fandom . They’ll be cursing out your team’s head coach while you have a winning record and coming off a Super Bowl before you know it. Minnesota Vikings: 292 The only team to really put up a fight. At least y‘all won Canada, and are the undisputed benchmark of being in the north. That bearded guy was just used so much, in so many colors, with horns donning young prospects (INCLUDING AARON RODGERS! HE ALREADY FULFILLED THE PROPHECY JUST CHECK HIS HIGH SCHOOL). Such a regal logo to copy. Green Bay Packers: 180 I’d like to thank you Green Bay, because this is more or less Grambling State’s count when I start colleges. and the baseline of Georgia’s count. Don’t forget there are a ton of Bulldog logos in the country that i haven’t even scratched yet. God help me. Also I may have counted a few too many uniforms , but it’s part of the job. There was also a few cases of other non E S or G letters being used in a similar case, but I decided not to count those as it just felt a bit off LA Rams: 148 Yeah the 2000s Rams logo did all the lifting here, from the Helmets, which you gotta be very particular about. Too much detail and ya gotta abandon ship on the count, to the logo. That’s not to say that the modern branding didn’t do a very very small part. There were like 2 high schools in this country that used the modern Pringle can design. If It was just your current logo or nada you’d be down there with Miami. Also gotta thank you guys. It’s also the baseline for Colorado State’s count. Atlanta Falcons: 130 Atlanta in the top 5 of something that isn’t draft order? what is this, the Matt Ryan years? Old and New helped out the count handidly. There were some weird forms toward the end. I also counted like one inflatable tunnel and a few mascots, as Freddie the Falcon was listed as a school’s mascot a few times. But when one of the members of said school said ‘hm? never heard of that,‘ I realized that Wikipedia might be messing with me so I stopped on counting mascot names. If I continued you’d maybe in the 140s? idk Chicago Bears: 125 Do you know how many sports teams used the Wishbone C? I had to be PARTICULAR, look through every look with a fine toothed comb. If I counted what I classified as a Cincinnati Reds logo (yes there is a palpable difference) y’all would maybe be at Rams Territory. But I learned early on if there was a Reds C, a Bears C wasn’t far away usually. Most of the time I was right. Also there was way too many mashups with the Packers for my liking. Like sweet Jesus y’all supposed to be mortal enemies, not enemies to lovers. New England Patriots: 113 I mean what can I say, Murica gonna Murica. Also there are so many Heritage Christian or Freedom or Independence High Schools out there. Those are usually ringers for Pats. If it wasn’t, it would be the Somerset Patriots , the Yankees’ Double A Affiliate. If I was counting baseball, they’d be the winners no question. Both Elvis and Pat got their time to shine here Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 111 Compared to their in state cohorts, who knew? Well Pirates are a very popular mascot turns out, even if there isn’t too much water to plunder. Bucco Bruce even helped a bit, but there was a lot less Creamiscle than I hoped. Arizona Cardinals: 103 They had a RUN in the M States and just decided, yeah I’m good where I’m at. This logo was the most unchanged because, what in the blue bloods are you gonna do with a Cardinal? WITH the exception of one school somewhere in the Midwest who decided to color the Cardinals logo blue for their Blue Jays team. Why. Also if there wasn’t Louisville or Illinois State , the count would be way higher. expect to especially see the former in the College series. Also there were like a ton of cardinal mascots in Wisconsin but they showed the rest of the country that you can actually make a unique Cardinal mascot. If like half of the non copy ones in Wisconsin were copies, they’d be passing Tampa. Denver Broncos: 101 Just passing the 100 mark, the team that has had the most fun done to it. This logo was used for a team called the Chargers a bit too many however. You’d most likely find this logo mashed up with the Colts because Horses. But yeah there was like an Art school that stuck a horn to the logo’s head for their Unicorns mascot, and another that used this logo for their Zebras, combining with Cincinnati Bengals: 77 These guys are also lucky I’m counting helmets. Barely any high school uses a letter with stripes. But several still use the old Bengal Tiger. Bring it back. Also had to be particular with the Stripes. There’s a pattern you gotta look for. Also had to look through a lot of teams with Tiger Mascots. All those showed me is that you will be seeing a ton of Clemson and Mizzou in the College edition… Washington Commandskins Team: 77 The reason why I went with the Amalgamation of the three names because there was one team that used modern branding in Virginia. Every other logo is a version of the feathers next to a circle logo y’all know and some want back even though IT AIN’T COMING BACK. QUIT ASKING. Was it the best rebrand they could’ve come up with? No but I like Commanders. I wish the uniforms had some more uniformity however… anyways I‘m getting off topic. I also had to get a bit particular because it was pointed out that I was counting Utah Utes logos. The feathers are ever so slightly different. Kansas City Chiefs: 76 Just a lot of Arrowheads. Also during this, I’m not sure how many people realized that the Chiefs and 49ers logo font is basically the same. Odd. Detroit Lions: 75 I think I might’ve counted a SE Louisiana State logo somewhere in there by mistake… But other than that nothing much to say here other than NFC North are on top with Plagiarism. Dallas Cowboys: 74 This team took the most advantage of the Multiplier rule I put together. But eh it was their home state what was I to do. There was also the difficult task because like what really counts as a Star and what counts as the Cowboys logo? Jacksonville Jaguars: 56 For a team that pulled onto the scene rather recently in NFL lore, it was surprising that this was the team that would beat out its expansion counterpart and a few vets. Like what more can I say? Jaguars are popular animals. There were a lot in Canada that didn’t use the Jags logo however. Quite a few St. Joseph’s… LA Chargers : 54 You really gotta look for this one. It was under a few thunder and lightning themed teams. Also had to tow a line between what was a Chargers logo and just a thunderbolt. Indianapolis Colts: 54 Also had to tow a line for these guys. You couldn’t just go around all Willy Nilly counting every horseshoe. They were also the beginners of the multiplier rule, when I was sleep deprived powering through California. San Francisco 49ers: 54 This team was a bit difficult to comb through. What truly counted? The oval? The font? That font is very similar to KC’s after all. But I think I got it. I had to really think ‘ Do I think of San Fran the second i see this?’ Tennessee Titans:49 Also had to look for this a bit. It wasn’t just Titans teams. It was also Comet teams and Flames teams. NY Giants: 34 This one was kinda particular. Like no team obviously used the Interlocking NY we all know and associate with Big Blue. But there was the 90s Script logo I used and pretty much every team was Italicized Script on Helmet with an underline. There might be a few stragglers before I put that rule in so be aware of that. Las Vegas Raiders: 33 Ok I may have let a few too many shields in but for the most part this number is accurate. NY Jets: 30 Ah yes my own team. Basically every team here used the green oval or font similar to the font. Believe me I checked. I had a hat matching them up. Carolina Panthers: 25 This is without a doubt the most disappointing team here. Do you know how many Panthers teams I had to comb through that didn‘t use your logo? DO YOU??? Man. And don’t give me that recent expansion excuse because why is Jacksonville‘s and Tennessee’s count double yours? Buffalo Bills: 21 NGL I was expecting more. Saw a lot of the Sabres’ goathead. I don’t think it was more than this count but it was a decent amount. New Orleans Saints: 21 Ah the Christian Exclusive. Also had to toe the line between Saints logo and just your average Fleur De Lis. You can’t just go adding a Fleur De Lis logo to the Saints count all Willy nilly. Baltimore Ravens: 19 Sort of the same thing with Seattle, but add the fact that Ravens are a Maryland thing, and they’re a more recent team. I’ll cut them some slack. Seattle Seahawks: 17 Surprisingly low, but as you can see, America and Canada had other birds on their mind, and a Seahawk wasn’t one of them. Houston Texans: 11 I think I might’ve missed one. But this count was about as expected, being the newest team in the league and all. Houston/Tennessee Oilers: 11 The only defunct NFL team here. Shows how much big oil still got on this country. The Oilers still live with these schools. . Surprisingly no Edmonton Ripoffs. Cleveland Browns: 6 Ah yes our technical winners. But if we’re going by my judgement, a few teams used a their old helmet logo for like graphics, and like 2 teams ripped their uniforms and one school in the dakotas looked similar to Brownie. Miami Dolphins: 3 The Locations of these teams? Florida twice (expected) and CANADA? There was also a team in Virginia that was close but didn’t make the cut. Sharks are just more of the fearsome team… The NFL Shield Itself: 2 Yes the Shield itself. The NFL has an academy in Arizona, and Lakewood in Florida uses a knockoff. Surprising I know. Also the most asked question by people who stumble across my post. Berlin Thunder(NFLE): 2 Yes there were somehow NFL Europe teams here. Since it was NFL Affiliated and for s&g’s it counts. It was in Utah and Washington I think… If I missed any NFL Europe teams let me know. Pittsburgh Steelers: 1 I already said what I said man. No one can be you. You’re 2 of a kind (shoutout Chile) EDIT: HOLD IT, I RECEIVED WORD THAT PITTSBURGH HAS A SCHOOL, FARRELL USED IT IN THE OLD DAYS AND OLD LOGOS COUNT Anyways that’s the wrap up. Thank you all for hearing me out and riding along for the journey. All the Thanks in the Wisconsin and Wyoming Post still apply here. I’ll be doing college in a bit but now… I need a break… submitted by /u/BryLinds to r/nfl [link] [comments]
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