Fantasy Football Research Paper

From the data I collected composed of 50 participants, 32 males, 18 females I found many common trends regardless of gender, and age. The majority of my participants, 68 percent of them ranged from 18 to 24 years old. The average length of their football fandom was between 10 to 15 years . In regards to their level of fandom on a scale from 1 to 4 , 1 being low and 4 being a die hard fan the majority of my participants identified themselves as die hard fans that spend anywhere from 3 to 11 hours per week consuming football , whether it be watching a game, highlights, setting up their fantasy team, etc. The reason why the majority of my participants identified as die hard fans was due to their upbringing and familiarity with the sport. For most

Most of the participants who play fantasy football said they do it for bragging rights among friends, for money, and to have a reason to be invested in a game that didn 't feature their favorite team. When it came to my participants ' favorite aspect of the sort the majority of them said they liked the physicality of the sport and the fact that football brings people, and family together When participants were asked if they were aware of the public backlash surrounding the NFL in regards to their domestic violence policy and players safety, 84 percent of my participants were aware and all of them indicated that they continue to watch football regardless of all the public backlash .When participants were asked if anything could influence them to stop watching football, 86 percent said nothing could change their viewership of football because they view it as a part of their family culture and have been watching football for a long time. What was most revealing is that while my participants continue and will keep on watching football, 78 percent of them said they would not let their kids play the sport because of the dangers and the risk that comes