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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Left: Man in a Cowboys NFL jersey kneeling while holding a bag of ashes. Right: The 50 yard line of Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas - sight of the 2011 NFL Super Bowl XLV between the Packers and Steelers. Taken January 26, 2011 in Arlington, TX.

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“A loyal fan”: Dallas Cowboys fan spreads deceased cousin’s ashes on turf outside AT&T Stadium

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Viral Politics

“The NFL Hates America”: MAGA is crashing out over Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl halftime show

Left: Tweet from actor Kevin Sorbo reading "I’ve been a Vikings fan all my life… sigh. I need a new team now." Right: Screenshot of the 2025 male cheerleaders for the Minnesota Vikings Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn on the football field in their uniforms holding pompoms.

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Culture

“I call for a boycott”: Minnesota Vikings add two male cheerleaders and the usual suspects can’t cope

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“Holy psyop”: Conspiracy theorists fixate on “Masonic” 33rd floor after deadly Manhattan shooting

Left: George Pickens meme: NFL player George Pickens watching his draft on TV in a ski mask Right: Pic of man laughing on the phone above a caption reading: "How my best friends of 10+ years who are fans of other teams have been caling me since that George Pickens trade went public"

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Memes

George Pickens is a Cowboy now and fans are unleashing the memes

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‘You know who my dad is?’: Expert shares the real reason Shadeur Sanders’ draft weekend is a disaster. It’s not what you think

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Shedeur Sanders’ draft night got brutal, and so did the memes

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30 of the funniest Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl memes after their win over the Commanders

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Main Character of the Week: The last days of NFL Twitter

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‘Give us a few years’: This mom showed off her 31-pound baby, and the Detriot Lions are eagerly awaiting the draft day

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2 panel image, on the left is a screen shot of the tiktok story with text over saying, "Fantasy Defenses to Pick Up Before Your Leaguemates for the Playoffs". On the right is a chalkboard drawing of a football play.

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‘They’re only rostered in 13% of leagues’: Expert reveals the 3 defenses you want to stash for the NFL fantasy playoffs

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‘Pro-Hamas cleats’: NFL player’s ‘Free Palestine’ message sparks right-wing uproar after ejection for dirty hit

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Trump Dance Spreads Across US sport celebrations

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MAGA ditches ‘left-wing psyop’ fears about NFL after players break out Trump Y.M.C.A. dance

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Fake Kamala Harris-Philadelphia Eagles ‘official candidate’ ad prompts outcry, denial from team

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11 times Jonathan Owens praised his wife Simone Biles in public: ‘My lil champ’