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Matt Miller does an ESPN pre-draft segment

Media Meltdowns

ESPN’s Matt Miller Investigated For Alleged Consumer Fraud While Recovering From Emergency Arm Amputation

Barry Petchesky

Show Us Your Fantasy Football Team

Antoine E. Davis is an incarcerated journalist in Washington State. He is a licensed pastor for Freedom Church of Seattle, and Inside Director of Organizing for Look2Justice, an organization that provides civic education to system-impacted communities and works to pass sentence and policy-reform legislation. His writing has been published by Christianity Today, The Guardian, Plough Magazine, The Appeal, and more. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://x.com/antoineedavis">@antoineedavis</a>.

Antoine E. Davis

“I Dare Not Talk About Nico Collins”: Incarcerated Fantasy Football Managers Reflect On The Season

What Fantasy Football Means To Incarcerated Managers

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Podcasts

The Hater’s Guide To The 2023 Fantasy Football Season, With Andy Behrens

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 11: Saquon Barkley #26 of the New York Giants makes a run during the preseason game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on August 11, 2022 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

The Hater’s Guide To The 2022 Fantasy Football Season, With Andy Behrens

Tom Ley

Tommy Pham Says “About 100 People” Thanked Him For Being A Fantasy Football Psycho

Tommy Pham’s Fantasy Football Beef Now Involves Mike Trout

David Roth

Tennessee Titans star Derrick Henry rushes against the Houston Texans at the end of the last NFL season.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Football Draft, With Andy Behrens

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Is It Ethical To Use A Fantasy Football Loophole To Start A Player Out Of Position?

Ray Ratto

NFL RedZone Is Perfectly Calibrated To Ruin Your Day

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