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Fantasy man, a former NFL player's descent into the brutality of fantasy football, Nate Jackson ; illustrations by Tom Jackson

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Fantasy man, a former NFL player's descent into the brutality of fantasy football, Nate Jackson ; illustrations by Tom Jackson
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Fantasy man
Oclc number
933713642
Responsibility statement
Nate Jackson ; illustrations by Tom Jackson
Sub title
a former NFL player's descent into the brutality of fantasy football
Summary
Six years have passed since the former Denver Broncos tight end wore a helmet, and every day he drifts further from the NFL Guy, the sanctioned-violence guy, the psychopath who ran head first into other psychos for money. But Nate hasn't quite left the game. Bed-ridden by a recent surgery to remove bone fragments in his ankle, he's trying to defend his title in one of the millions of leagues captivating America through modern fantasy football, the interactive human poker game started by rotisserie leagues, boosted by ESPN and Yahoo!, and now elevated to that rarefied world of vaguely-legal Internet gambling by FanDuel and DraftKings.com. And this time it isn't a 300-pound wall of flesh rushing to crunch his spine. It's worse. Exploring the fantasy--and the reality--of professional football after you've left the field, Fantasy Man is as funny, self-deprecating, and shockingly honest as Slow Getting Up
Table of contents
The Draft -- Poppy Blankets -- Exhibition -- Name Change -- Brand X -- The Mortal Man -- Homecoming -- Sunday, Boring Sunday -- Side Effects -- Pockets Of Luck -- Blank Screen -- Killing Peyton -- The Wishbone -- Just Dessert -- Born Again -- Numberless Legends

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