There's nothing more absurdly American than football. Every year, people lose their minds over their favorite teams, resorting to obsession, general chaos, or even rioting when the season comes around. And to kick off the next era of football, there's the NFL draft. Football fans absolutely love the draft, and they spend the whole year trying to figure out who's going where. But until the decisions are made, you'll never know the true fate of your favorite teams, and often there are some exciting surprises we all love to see during the event.

Since the draft is starting tonight, it's the perfect time to reflect on this year's memes about the sport. Especially since you might wind up seriously disappointed by tomorrow if a bad decision is made, but we're going to hope that isn't the case. But if it is, consider these memes a form of therapy. Let's take a look at some of the best new memes from this year in football leading up to the draft.

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