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Originally Posted by Spott
Technically not different, but everybody thinks of Houston when they see those jerseys because the Oilers played in Houston for 37 years and 2 in Tennessee(Memphis) before the became the Titans. The Texans played in Dallas for 3 seasons and left after the Cowboys arrived and have played in KC for the last 60 years.
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Even then the Titans still wore the Oilers jersey when they initially moved to TN.
The Avalanches wore Nordiques throwbacks the past year or 2 in the NHL even though they were never the Nordiques in Denver.
The only sports franchise I know that still owns the prior iteration of their team's history after relocation and were brought into the league as another team, aside from the Browns, are the Charlotte Hornets (their history before relocating to New Orleans is still theirs, and the Pelicans are retroactively considered an expansion team).
Thunder still technically have the Sonics history but don't recognize it. Winnipeg Jets have the Thrasher's history, but don't recognize it, and the Coyotes have the first version of the Jets history.