Reality vs. Fantasy in the NFL
Reality vs. PR Fantasy: Now we know why those fantasy football games and Electronic Arts Madden Football are so profitable: They exist in a fantasy world where the players never get old and they never really get injured. You can make up new rules as you go and the best part of all? You never have to really pay the players. No salaries, no disability benefits, no pensions! And like in the fantasy games – if not for the GLA Class Action lawsuit – most of the real players featured in those fantasy games would never have received any compensation when their fantasy versions and stats were used. The NFL AND the NFLPA both seem to believe that the real world runs in much the same way: Retired players leave the game and they no longer exist. Out of sight, out of mind.
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Hi Dave -