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  1. 2002 NFL season - Wikipedia

    • The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Football League (NFL). The league went back to an even number of teams with the addition of the Houston Texans; the league has remained static with 32 teams since. The clubs were realigned into eight divisions, four teams in each. Also, the Chicago Bears played their home games in 200… See more

    Expansion and realignment

    With the Houston Texans joining the NFL, the teams were realigned into eight divisions: four teams in each division and four divisions in each conference. The league tried to maintain historical rivalries from the ol… See more

    Player movement

    The 2002 NFL draft was held from April 20 to 21, 2002, at New York City's Theater at Madison Square Garden. With the first pick, the Houston Texans selected quarterback David Carr from Fresno State University.
    The … See more

    Major rule changes

    • A player who touches a pylon remains in-bounds until any part of his body touches the ground out-of-bounds.
    • Continuing-action fouls now become dead-ball fouls and will result in the loss of down and distance.… See more

     
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