Week 1 NFL Free Fantasy Football
I
wasn’t sure I was going to find a way to compete in a free fantasy football
league this year, but my brother came through and sent me a link for Peter King’s league on FanDuel.com. Unlike
the competition I found last year at DraftStreet.com through Al DeMarco, this
one will remain free through the
regular season – at least through Week 16. Contestants have to win one week to
qualify for the finals in Week 17 as I understand it. See the website for the
official rules. (In case it’s not obvious, I’m in no way associated with the
site or King’s competition beyond playing in it.)
I
don’t have anything else for a Hump Day Distraction, and the season officially
begins tonight, so I’m posting my team today even though I didn’t pick any
Cowboys or Giants. I reserve the right to make changes before my first game’s
kickoff for my squad per the rules of the competition, and will update this
post accordingly.
Normally,
I’ll probably publish my fantasy football post on Fridays unless I have a
player going in the Thursday night game.
As
I said last year, I’m by no means an expert fantasy football player. I played
in a couple of leagues (not in the same years) over about 10 years. I won once,
finished as the runner-up once, and thanks to two or three side deals in
semifinal matchups, eked into the black financially. I believe I had one “top
50” finish in the DraftStreet.com competition last season. I’m just having some
fun with fantasy football, and I wouldn’t even do that much if it wasn’t free.
On
FanDuel.com my team name is, shockingly, robqink. King’s league uses a salary
cap of $60,000, and, I’m assuming players have to pick their roster every week.
The roster requirements will be obvious with my roster, which is below:
QB Drew Brees $9,900
RB Ray Rice $9,200
RB Darren Sproles $7,000
WR Jordy Nelson $6,900
WR DeSean Jackson $6,100
WR Randy Moss $5,500
TE Brent Celek $5,300
K Robbie Gould $5,100
D Pittsburgh Steelers $5,300
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