Last Draft AKA “Mr. Irrelevant” Signed The Contract, NFL’s Weirdest Traditions List

By | Niranjan Bhargav 13 Jun, 2023

The 2023 first pick was Alabama’s Bryce Young and the last but not least is “Mr. Irrelevant” who is Desjuan Johnson was also picked up and the news is coming that he signed the 4 years contract deal with the NFL.

Mr. Irrelevant is the nickname for the player who was picked at the very last called by this nickname for the entire season. This is the tradition NFL doing since 1936.

Here are some quirky traditions of the NFL

If you are a die-hard fan of the NFL sure you know some of these peculiar traditions of the NFL team.

Some of these traditions are in trend for the last few decades and haven’t changed a bit yet.

The Gatorade Bath – This tradition originated in the 80s with the New York Giants at that time, this bath was used for Giants players to get back their coach. Time passes by and this bath becomes a sign of showing excitement, victory, and joy which is enjoyed by the football fans.

The Packers Lambeau Leap – This funny tradition is when a player throws himself into the crowd to celebrate with his fans. This was originally started in 1993 when Packers star LeRoy Butler dove into the crowd at Lambeau Field after a tremendous touchdown. Hence it’s called the Packers Lambeau Leap.

Tampa Bay’s Canon – Tempa Buccaneers are the rowdiest cheers for their team and whenever they score they fire. However, this tradition caused controversy in the SuperBowl end result is now it’s against the rule for canons can’t fire when the team plays against the Chiefs.

The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders – As we all know cheerleading is becoming a part of the sports and not only in the NFL but in other sports too. Cheerleading becomes the sport itself.

The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are by far the most famous cheerleading squad and their dance formations are famous all over the world. In NFL it’s a tradition to include them as much as possible, especially during Cowboys games.

The Seattle 12s – This tradition is not only loud, has a Guinness world record because of that, and also emotional side too where every year seatle fans come and cheer for the team no matter who’s winning. For the true spirit of the seattle fans, the teams retired the No. 12 jersey and give it to the Seattle fan crowd and called it the 12th player of the team. This tradition sets in 2002s.

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The Raiders’ Black Hole – This tradition has been around since 1995 where Raiders fans stand in a group paint their faces and cheer loudly and feel proud for their team.

Detroit Lions playing the Thanksgiving – The reason behind this tradition is that college football always plays around the festive season so Detroit people celebrate the longest Thanksgiving with Team.

The Steelers Terrible Towels – Steelers fans would definitely know this one where every fan have these towel in their hand quoted as “terrible towels”. The only purpose of this tradition is to cheer up the Steelers. In fact, this works like magic for the team and they performed well.

The Cheesehead Hat – This one is also the Packer’s tradition, fans are wearing that cheesehead hat since 1987. And gain its popularity after the story of the cheesehead hat being used to protect someone in a plane accident spread like wildfire.