Before Griffining: What the Redskins had to go through to get here

Before there was Griffining, Washington, D.C., was just a die-hard sports town in search of a meme. Lest aspiring meme-seeking NFL cities think this is easy, consider what the Redskins and their fans had to go through to get to this point.

Robert Griffin III brought some respectability to silly Internet memes. (US Presswire)

Before there was Griffining, Washington, D.C., was just a die-hard sports town in search of a meme. Lest aspiring meme-seeking NFL cities think this is easy, consider what the Redskins and their fans had to endure to get here:

Grossmaning (US Presswire)

Becking (US Presswire)

McNabbing  (US Presswire)

Campbelling  (US Presswire/Getty Images)

Wuerffeling (the original Tim Tebow!) (Getty Images)

Zorning, Hostetlering (US Presswire/Getty Images)

Spurriering, Brunelling (Getty Images)

Shulering, Georging (Washington Post)

Last, but not least: Frerotting, natch

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