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Used from 1999 until now and courtesy of SportsLogos.net, this is an alternate logo of a team that plays in the National Football League, the Baltimore Ravens. This iconic shield logo contains elements from the Maryland state flag, while the upper left and lower right quadrants display the design of the Calvert family arms. George Calvert was the first Lord Baltimore and the founder of Maryland. Players from the ’99 Ravens’ team, which was relocated from Cleveland, include Rod Woodson, Ray Lewis, Peter Boulware, Qadry Ismail, Jonathan Ogden, Tony Siragusa, Brandon Stokely and  Jermaine Lewis.

The Las Vegas Raiders have one of the most iconic logos in all of sports, but it has undergone a few changes over the years. This version was only used for one season, in 1963, with the team in it’s original city of Oakland. The ’63 season was the team’s first under their legendary coach and general manager Al Davis, who led them to a surprising 10-4 record. That was good for second place in the AFL’s Western Division behind the eventual champion San Diego Chargers, a team Davis’s club defeated twice in the regular season. The Raiders’ roster that season included Cotton Davidson, Clem Daniels, Bo Roberson, Fred “The Hammer” Williamson, future NFL GM Ken Herock, Art Powell and eventual Hall of Famers Tom Flores and Jim Otto.

From SportsLogos.net, this is a logo of a former Arena League football team, the Iowa Barnstormers. This is the original club that played in the Central Division of the American Conference in the league from 1995 to 2000. They won 4 division titles in those years. The team moved and became the New York Dragons in 2001. Their most famous former player is quarterback Kurt Warner, who went on to become a two-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP with the St. Louis Rams.

Logo of a college football team that plays in the Pioneer Football League, the Morehead State Eagles. They began play in 1927 and have won 2 conference and 4 division titles. Players from MSU who have played pro football include Phil Simms, Greg Bright, David Dinkins, Gary Shirk and Zach Moore.

An unofficial early logo of our favorite pro football team, the Buffalo Bills. The club was founded in 1959 as a charter member of the American Football League under owner Ralph C. Wilson. They began play in 1960, wearing blue and silver uniforms that resembled the NFL’s Detroit Lions, as Wilson was a Detroit native. Some early Bills’ players include Richie Lucas, Mack Yoho, Sid Youngelman, Billy Atkins, Elbert Dubenion, Johnny Green, Laverne Torczon, Archie Matsos, Tom Rychlec, Wray Carlton and Wayne Crow.

From sportslogos.net , a logo of a college football team that plays in the Southeast Conference, the University of Kentucky Wildcats. This logo was used from 1973 until 1986. The school’s football program began play way back in 1881, and they claimed a national championship in 1950, with Paul “Bear” Bryant as head coach, and 2 conference titles. The long list of former Wildcats who have gone on to play pro football includes Art Still, Babe Parilli, Lou Michaels, Randall Cobb, Bud Dupree, Danny Trevathan, Jeff Van Note, Larry Seiple, Corey Peters, Derrick Ramsey, Todd Perry, Dan Neal, Mark Logan, Dale Lindsey, Frank LeMaster, Stevie Johnson, Irv Goode, Will Grant, Carwell Gardner, Bob Gain, Joe Federspiel, Bob Fry, Maurice Douglass and Hall of Famers George Blanda and Dermontti Dawson.

Logo of a college football team, used from 1981 until 2004, that plays in the Ivy League, the University of Pennsylvania Quakers. Started in 1876, Penn is one of the oldest gridiron programs in the country. Over the years they have amassed 7 national championships and 18 Ivy League titles. Former Quakers who have gone on to pro careers include Greg Van Roten, Chuck Bednarik, Justin Watson, Walt Stickel, Florian Kempf, Brandon Copeland and Jim Finn. Besides players, other notable Penn alumni include former NFL commissioner Bert Bell, John Heisman, who the college player award is named for, and current Cleveland Browns’ head coach Kevin Stefanski.

Not a team logo, but maybe partially one, this is the logo for the 2025 National Football League draft, done in the team colors of the host city of Green Bay, Wisconsin. “Titletown, USA” is hosting the event for the first time, as the league now allows cities to bid on holding what has become a spectacle, after years of it being held in New York City. We are a far cry from the days when commissioner Pete Rozelle was writing each club’s pick on a chalkboard at the league office.

An alternate and strange logo, used beginning in 1997, of the National Football League’s Denver Broncos. If the bronco appears to be dancing with glee, it may be because ’97 was the year Denver won it’s first Super Bowl title, after losing in the game 4 times previously. The logo could resume dancing after the ’98 season also, as the team won it’s second consecutive title. Members of that Denver team include legends like John Elway, Terrell Davis, Shannon Sharpe, Mark Schlereth, Ed McCaffrey, Neil Smith, Steve Atwater and Rod Smith.

Logo of a Canadian college football program that plays in the Ontario University Athletics Conference, the Laurier Golden Hawks. The school has won 9 Yates Cup titles as conference championships and a total of 7 bowl games. The current Golden Hawk quarterback, Taylor Elgersma, is competing in the Senior Bowl in the US for a chance to play in the NFL. One other Laurier alumnus, Isaiah Adams, has played in the NFL, while others who have had Canadian Football League careers include  Jim Reid, Michael Faulds, Mike Daly, Chris Ackie and Kwaku Boateng. There are currently 13 former Golden Hawks on CFL rosters.