The NFL season is again upon us and, according to a millionairecorner.com article, fantasy football may cost American employers upwards of $6.5 billion. This is based on an estimated 22.3 million employees spending an hour adjusting their line-ups and rosters each week over the course of the duration of the 15-week fantasy season. As the average hourly wage of American workers is $19.33, the math results in a weekly cost of $430.9 million or $6.46 billion over the course of the entire season.
Fantasy football is played by about 75 percent of all fantasy sports participants. Market research indicates that there are 70 million free and paid leagues and that players spend up to nine hours a week on their teams.
Some believe that the impact, however, is negligible or even positive. John A. Challenger, CEO of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. states that. “Employers will not see any impact on their bottom line and, for the most part, business will proceed as usual." He adds that, “Companies that not only allow workers to indulge in fantasy football, but actually encourage it by organizing company leagues are likely to see significant benefits in morale as well as productivity,”
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