In 2017, the Fantasy Sports Trade Association estimated that 59.3 million people played fantasy sports. In 2014, Forbes estimated that 33 million people alone played fantasy football.
As a Buffalo Bills fan first and a fantasy football player second, I deal with the yearly struggle that I’m sure many of you face when constructing your fantasy roster. Do I select players from my favorite squad, putting my gambling (purely for pride, of course!) interests and my rooting interests on equal footing? Or, do I avoid the jinx that always comes with drafting “my” players?