Fantasy football has seen a popularity burst unlike any other fantasy sports option out there. Almost every football fan out there has been sucked into the growing popularity of fantasy football and the benefits and bragging rights that come with it. Fantasy football has grown so much that many companies and workplaces around the country will have fantasy leagues for their employees, and this isn't just a male-only activity. The growing number of women entering fantasy football in the recent years is something to marvel at as well. For instance, there is a girl in my fantasy league and when I was in high school the female teachers had 3 different all-women fantasy football leagues. The growth of fantasy football is insane.
There are a few companies that almost have the sole responsibility for the growth of fantasy football and those companies are DraftKings and FanDuel. These companies are daily fantasy sports companies that offer fantasy games for NFL, MLB, PGA, NBA, NHL, etc., but they see the most profit from NFL fantasy players. FanDuel and DraftKings bring a different format to fantasy sports, unlike Yahoo or ESPN fantasy football, they offer a week-by-week format where you get a certain amount of money to spend on players. The players prices will be varied based on their skill-level as well as their previous weeks performance, after they pick their roster they have the opportunity to play head-to-head or against more opponents. These games appeal to more people because they particularly don't have to worry about injuries or suspensions like us season-long fantasy players do. It's also appealing because there is a lot more money to win with DraftKings and FanDuel. Rather than pooling up money from everyone in your league and potentially winning $150 if everyone pitches in $20 or so for the entry fee, these companies allow for you to win up to thousands of dollars in just one week of the NFL season.
I think fantasy football is a fun way to bring a competitive rivalry to friends and family as well as the opportunities to bring together their employees for a fun season that potentially net them a few hundred dollars. Whether it's a league full of die-hard fantasy players who eat, sleep, and breath fantasy football or its a group of co-workers starting their first league together, everyone can benefit from fantasy football. With all of this mind, it will be interesting to see what the next adaptation or innovation to fantasy sports will be and how it will effect the popularity and user rate of fantasy football.
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