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The NFL just crowned another champion in Green Bay. If you’re anything like me, your team didn’t make it all the way. For some fans, not winning titles is more of a tradition than bringing home trophies. In cities like Detroit, Cleveland, Jacksonville and Houston, fans have never experienced a Super Bowl—let alone a world championship. (Somewhere in the distance, Bret Michaels is singing, “Give Me Something to Believe In.”) But fear not, fans of lovable losers everywhere: your days of salvation are coming soon in the form of the NFL draft.

It happens for a few days each April at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Fans from every NFL city gather to cheer, boo, jeer and chant as their favorite teams sort through the best college talent in America.  From college student athlete to instant millionaire, the draftees enter the world of professional football with the weight of fans’ expectations on their shoulders.

There’s a saying in football, “Everybody’s favorite player is the backup quarterback.” On draft day, a city’s favorite player and the fans’ franchise savior is the guy just drafted.  Reality on the football field rarely meets the hype and hope of the draft room. But for three days in April, the 31 NFL franchises that didn’t win the Super Bowl all find something to believe in— without the bandana.

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