There are a total of 32 teams in the NFL, with the league being organized into two conferences of 16 teams each - the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference. Each Conference is further organized into four geographic (more or less) Divisions of 4 teams each. read more
At the corporate level, the National Football League considers itself a trade association made up of and financed by its 32 member teams. Up until 2015, the league was an unincorporated nonprofit 501(c)(6) association. read more