Hall of Fame Resort expands fantasy football league for second season
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CANTON ‒ Two teams have been added as the Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. launches its second fantasy football league season.
The league expanded to 12 teams with the addition of the Green Bay Winter Haze and the New Jersey Boardwalkers. The league also will offer a season-long competition and week-to-week contests. Participants must be 21 or older, and there is a cash prize pool totaling $75,000.
Season Two commissioner is Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher.
The draft for the new season is at 4 p.m. Sunday. Matt Camp, host of WWE's The Bump, will host a livestream event from Hall of Fame Village, while the draft will be broadcast live on Sirius XM Fantasy Sports (Channel 87) and can be viewed on the Hall of Fantasy League YouTube channel.
Expert fantasy football players have been selected as general managers for teams in the league. Joe Dolan, who led the defending champion Atlanta Hot Wings last season, returns this year. Other returning general managers are Melissa Jacobs for the Denver Mile Highs, Josh Hayes for the New York Bodega Cats, Jeff Ratcliffe for the Philadelphia Powderkegs, Scott Engel for the Seattle Haze, and Jeff Mans for the Vegas Pocket Kings.
New managers this season are Mark Blook, known as "Dr. Roto" for the Boston Barflies, Stephie Smalls for the Chicago Hogmollies, Lindsay Rhodes for the Green Bay Winter Haze, Marcas Grant for the Los Angeles Sidekicks, Lawrence Jackson Jr. for the New Jersey Boardwalkers, and Matt Harmon for the Ohio GOATs.
Registration for the Hall of Fantasy League contest is open until Sept. 8, but participants can still play in the weekly format throughout the season. More information on league rules and terms and conditions can be found at www.theHOFL.com.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Hall of Fame Resort's fantasy football league starts second season
