1. You’ve at least one friend who supports the Pittsburgh Steelers because they’re owned by the Rooney family

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2. This is how you feel every Tuesday for 17 weeks after staying up for the late Sunday and Monday night games

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3. You tweet @SkySportsNFL every Sunday to complain about Cecil and/or Neil Reynolds

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4. You get ridiculously happy when you meet any other NFL fan here

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5. You’ve genuinely considered how good Colin Corkery would have been as a kicker

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6. When you go to a game you wear your team’s jersey whether they’re playing or not

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7. Coffee is a food group

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8. You know that speech from Any Given Sunday off by heart

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9. You learned all the rules of the game by playing Madden

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10. You knew Tyler Eifert was made for the NFL when you saw him in Lansdowne last year

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11. You’ve accidentally made the touchdown signal while watching your team score in another sport

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12. You’ve made Thanksgiving dinner for your mates because of the sheer joy of being able to watch Thursday football at a reasonable hour

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13. You’re sick and tired of rugby fans claiming it’s not a real sport because of the padding

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14. You hoped JJ Watt was serious when he said he wanted to take Jamie Heaslip’s spot on the Irish rugby team

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15. In quieter moments you’ve wondered what an Irish NFL franchise might be called. The Irish Rain anyone?

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16. You chose to support a team based on the city you spent your J1 summer in

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17. You’ve spent more Sunday evenings than you care to remember in sports bars

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18. You’ve played Junior B with at least one guy who reminded you of the Fridge

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19. You’ve been tempted to do this in your mate’s house while watching a game

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20. You’ve an irrational affinity for players like Joey Harrington who’ve any sort of connection to Ireland

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21. And because of that you’re going to keep a close eye on the progress of Sean Galvin in the coming years

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What have we missed? Loads obviously. Let us know in the comments below.

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