Chris Cooley Believes In (Fantasy Football) Protection
Next time someone you know gives you a hard time about your fantasy football obsession, take heart. You’re in good company. Chris (King of Cool) Cooley loves his Fantasy football just as much as the next guy. And just like any other Fantasy-loving pleb, he’s all kinds of excited about the recent release of Fantasy insurance.
Stars, they’re just like us.
In a recent blog entry, he writes:
Some of you may have heard about the new insurance available, that provides protection against something, many of us hold dear to our hearts. I’m not talking about life insurance, health insurance, auto or even home insurance. I’m talking about insurance on something that millions of Americans, up until now, have not had a chance to insure. Something that many of us have been burned on for many years.
Fantasy Football Insurance!
One would think that an NFLer such as Chris would have an edge in such a contest. However, at the end of the day, an injury can destroy the best of team owner's fantasy seasons:
I myself have fallen victim to an injury plagued Fantasy roster last year; as my starting QB-(Tom Brady), Wide Receiver, and backup QB all were injured by week 3.
While Chris sees the existence of Fantasy insurance as something of a dream come true, he’s not so sure his wife Christy is going to feel the same way:
I’d like to think I’m not alone here, but my wife gives me all sorts of crap each year about playing (and paying to play) in my fantasy league. I’ve been thinking since I’ve heard about this “important protection,” how I might bring up the topic to my wife; that I had just spent money, on an insurance plan that protects my entrance fee, if one of my fantasy football players get hurt. I feel kind of silly/scared just thinking about that conversation. But who the hell knows, as poorly as I show up each year in my league, she might cough up the cash for this new protection.
See? Stars, they’re just like us. They play Fantasy football AND they’re afraid of their wives.
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