Chuck Klosterman on Fantasy Football

Chuck Klosterman wrote an article for Grantland detailing his love for fantasy football. He also delves into how we see the players that we draft, using Chris Johnson as his example. Here’s an excerpt:

There was a time when I watched football in order to not think about my day-to-day life, but fantasy sports slowly changed that — in fact, my affinity for fantasy only makes it worse. I turn the players I draft into tiny parts of my life, which stops me from remembering that they have no relationship whatsoever to who I am. It makes me unconsciously think of them as extensions of myself. And I wonder if this is more problematic than I want to accept. Do I have any right to get angry at Chris Johnson? Does anyone? The fact that Johnson is killing fantasy owners should not factor into his legacy. But it will.

Does fantasy football devalue football players as humans? How badly does it warp peoples perception of the game?

Read more at grantland.com.