 Ultimately, this increasingly expensive competition for key players was a significant contributory factor to the two leagues' owners reaching accord in the AFL–NFL merger on June 8.Part of the agreement was no inter-league trades, so the movement of notable NFL players (Roman Gabriel, John Brodie, and Mike Ditka) to the AFL was disallowed.Gogolak made 16 of 28 attempts () for the Giants in 1966, but they finished at 1–12–1, the worst record in franchise history (and in pro football in 1966).