51.   The Arizona Cardinals quarterback will be the first player taken in the National Football League expansion draft to stock the new franchises in Jacksonville and Carolina.

52.   The arrival of Geeks On Call, which began operating a year ago and is training new franchise owners each month, increases the numbers.

53.   The brewery produces light and dark versions of Taybeh beer and a new franchise is now brewing and selling well in Germany.

54.   The football fans of St. Louis pledged their loyalty to the new franchise in far greater numbers than anyone had expected.

55.   The league requires public involvement in new franchises as a hedge against more franchise free agency.

56.   The name of the new NFL franchise in Houston is expected to be the Texans.

57.   The next step in the expansion process will be the establishment of a fee for the two new franchises that will be awarded in the next month or so.

58.   The new franchise did little to improve that legacy.

59.   The people of Baltimore stepped up big-time, unfolding their wallets and virtually guaranteeing that the new franchise in town will be a major success.

60.   The Seahawks seem a serious step or two closer to Bronco-like respectability, thanks to new franchise leader Mike Holmgren.