One thing is for sure: this is not your grandfather’s National Football League anymore. Fantasy Football has taken fantasy sports, and sports in general to another level in this country that we have never seen before. Interest in not only teams, but individuals (not to mention gambling), has sky-rocketed to new heights.
Time for fantasy-geeks to be floored once again.
Now, DirecTV is jumping on the bandwagon even further. Today they announced that they will be implementing a channel with the sole-purpose of fantasy football in mind, according to USAToday.com. It will be called the “DirecTV Fantasy Zone Channel” and will be on channel no. 704 right next to the popular “Red-Zone Channel.”
The channel will be hosted by NBC Sports’ Kay Adams and Dhani Jones (former NFL linebacker), which will be available through marketwatch.com. The “DirecTV Fantasy Zone” will be available every Sunday afternoon to subscribers who have “NFL Sunday Ticket.”
"The DirecTV Fantasy Zone channel will provide timely game-to-game fantasy analysis and statistics powered by NFL.com Fantasy along with multiple, revolving on-screen tickers offering real-time stats, highlights, projections and key player updates," the provider wrote in a release, according to CBSSports.com.
With this news that excites most of America, the only question left is this: who should you draft number-one overall? LeSean McCoy, Jamaal Charles or Adrian Peterson?