New WFL teams replaced folded teams in Birmingham (where the Vulcans replaced the league champion Americans), Portland (where the Thunder took the place of the Storm), Jacksonville (the Express took over for the Sharks), and Chicago (the Winds stepped into the place of the Fire).
The Winds all but promised that Namath was coming, and their failure to deliver him was a severe blow to the league's credibility.
Memphis and San Antonio won the first half of the split-season format and had secured playoff spots for the end of the season.
Without significant television and low attendance,[1] WFL ceased operations twelve weeks into the regular season on Wednesday, October 22.
In 1975, only a Pro Draft of entire NFL and CFL teams was done at its league meetings in Birmingham, Alabama.