Shaana Palmer – Septemeber 27, 2009

Fantasy Football-“Fantasy football is a game that allows fans to

take an active role in professional football by creating their own team and competing with teams built by others. Fans create their own roster of players by drafting talent from actual NFL teams and compete based on those players' real-life performances in NFL games.” ~Roger Rotters, 2009, www.FOXSports.com

While some might think that fantasy football is only fancied by men, more and more women are participating. As a matter of fact, a Harris Interactive Poll discovered that out of an estimated 30 million people who play, 6.5 million are women.

Some women participate in fantasy football as an excuse to throw parties and socialize; on the other hand, some use it as an extra tool to enhance their love for the sport. For whatever reason they choose, football fantasy has become a "shopping diverter" for women and an exciting game to enjoy.

So for the NFL season, you can expect to see less women in Macy's and Dillard's on Sundays as they would rather shop online--for pro athletes, that is.

www.wgsd.org/WGWeb07/Athletics/MSFootball.htm