Fantasy Football is Kicking Off A Debate In The Queen City

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by Kirk Hawkins
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Story Created: Sep 16, 2012 at 12:19 AM EDT

Story Updated: Sep 16, 2012 at 12:49 AM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Brian Alva is an insurance underwriter who spoke to us via Skype today while he was at work, making up for the time he spent last week managing his fantasy football teams from the office. "The task list is definitely work heavy.  But there's certainly times when I'm checking updates, checking trade requests, walking over to a coworkers desk,
Alva said.

Alva is one of the 27-million-people who play fantasy football and drives business at places like Fox And Hound Pub in Huntersville. "People are always looking at their laptops or their ipods or their phones seeing where the scores are at," said Managing Partner Scott Newcomb.

A consulting firm said employers lose more than 6-billion-dollars a year to fantasy football but employee morale experts like The Beryl Companies CEO Paul Spiegelman disagree, "What we aren't talking about what's being gained by enabling employees to be happy about what they do.
And too enjoy life while they enjoy work. I think it's really one in the same," he said.

Northwest Charlotte Resident Zhon Cole agrees, "I think you can take a little break get back to work and be a little bit more productive," he said.


Meanwhile, Alva continues to spend more than thirty minutes a day, hoping to win close to a thousand dollars in his three leagues. "It is as frustrating as it is fun...most of the time," Alva said.

The study says the average fantasy football player spends about nine hours a week during the 17-week NFL regular season managing the team.

 

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