Can You Guess Which Year The Iconic NFL Draft Chime Debuted? BONUS Frank Caliendo Doing His Mel Kiper & Coach Gruden Impressions
WE MADE IT EVERYBODY!!! WELCOME TO MOTHERFUCKIN' DRAFT DAY! ENJOY YOUR PANCAKES Y'ALL.
And while you're waiting for that #1 ball to drop let's take a fun little trivia trip down memory lane. It's been awesome seeing vintage NFL Draft clips all week and realizing just how far the full weekend experience has come from the early 2000s.
Only hosting it in NYC definitely added some juice to those pathetic Jets picks... But moving it around to different cities recently has been a major win for the #content. Although they should probably permanently make it in Nashville.
But can you believe the ICONIC selection chime of the NFL Draft didn't get added until this century? Feels like 1 of those Berenstain Bears situations where you remember that noise in old 90s clips but it just simply wasn't there folks.
I could've sworn it was in my earliest draft memory... Donovan McNabb getting MERCILESSLY boo'd by Philly fans seconds after getting his name called...
But let's get to the fucking point of this blog, the pancakes are burning. Can YOU guess which year that chime started? Scroll when you're ready hoss…
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CONGRATS if you guessed the year of our lord 2006! I'm guessing only Sporcle sadomasochists like Cheah & BFW would be able to guess the 8th pick in 2006 was Donte HITner, I hope that's the case. Just a truly random ass fact to know. But now it lives within your mind forever. Once again, the NFL is KING. And we fucking love it.
Now let's blow this popsicle stand with the best NFL impressionist alive Frank Caliendo doing what he does best. Mel Kiper, Coach Gruden, and of course, JIM ROME. Spec-ta-cu-lar. Hah, bud addicts. Preach.
PS: I gotta give a huge shout out to Frank Caliendo for being the absolute fucking DUDE. I grew up loving his FOX NFL skits & his Rome specifically so this was an all-time moment of earth for me. Just a master of his craft and the nicest guy possible