The National Football League season officially begins today as the Cowboys take on the division-rival Giants at MetLife Stadium. But another season has already begun for 24.3 million Americans, and its playing field includes the workplace: fantasy football.
The Fantasy Sports Trade Association estimates that 8.2% of fantasy football participants are unemployed (yes, they beat the national average), which leaves 22.3 million wage-earning players who, according to market data, spend up to nine hours a week planning strategies, swapping draft picks and mining statistics.
