National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is the height of professional American football in the US. It was founded on September 17, 1920 as the American Professional Football Conference. The league adapted its current name in 1922. After the merger with the American Football League (AFL) in 1970, NFL greatly expanded and now consists of 32 teams which are divided equally into its two conferences, the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference.
2012 NFL Season
The 93rd regular season of the National Football League began on September 5, 2012 with the traditional Kickoff game held at MetLife Stadium. The 2012 NFL season concluded with the league championship game, Super Bowl XLVII, between the Baltimore Ravens of the American Football Conference (AFC) and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football Conference (NFC). The match was held on February 3, 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans. The Ravens won the game with the final score 34-31, earning their second Super Bowl title.
Quarterback Joseph Vincent “Joe” Flacco was named MVP of Super Bowl XLVII. Together with Flacco, the following players are among the 2012 NFL season’s champions:
- Tyrod Taylor
- Sam Koch
- Justin Tucker
- Dennis Dixon
- Tommy Streeter
- Jacoby Jones
- LaQuan Williams
- David Reed
- Tandon Doss
- Ed Reed
- Lardarius Webb
- Jimmy Smith
- Chykie Brown
- Corey Graham
- Asa Jackson
- Emanuel Cook
- Ray Rice
- Damien Berry
- Cary Williams
- Bernard Pierce
- Bernard Pollard
- James Ihedigbo
- Christian Thompson
- Bobby Rainey
- Anthony Allen
- Sean Considine
- Omar Brown
- Chris Johnson
- Anthony Levine
- Nigel Carr
- Vonta Leach
- Lonyae Miller
- Morgan Cox
- Ricky Brown
- Alex Silvestro
- D. J. Bryant
- Albert McClellan
- Brendon Ayanbadejo
- Ray Lewis
- Jameel McClain
- Adrian Hamilton
- Terrell Suggs
- Josh Bynes
- Michael McAdoo
- Dannell Ellerbe
- Antoine McClain
- Reggie Stephens
- Terrence Cody
- Bobbie Williams
- Gino Gradkowski
- Jack Cornell
- Ramon Harewood
- David Mims
- Kelechi Osemele
- Marshal Yanda
- Michael Oher
- Jah Reid
- Matt Birk
- Bryant McKinnie
- Anquan Boldin
- Torrey Smith
- Deonte Thompson
- Ed Dickson
- Billy Bajema
- Dennis Pitta
- Pernell McPhee
- Courtney Upshaw
- Haloti Ngata
- DeAngelo Tyson
- Bryan Hall
- Ma’ake Kemoeatu
- Arthur Jones
- Ryan McBean
- Paul Kruger
Stephon Heyer
Steven Heyer played for the Oakland Raiders in the 2011 NFL season after leaving his first team, the Washington Redskins. The 29-year-old offensive tackle is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New York Jets early in 2012 but was released briefly before the regular season started. Since his debut in NFL, Steven Heyer has appeared in a total of 61 games with 35 starts.
