Fantasy football

Fantasy football

By the numbers

Details behind fantasy football:

17 million: Fantasy football participants.

$615 million: Cost to employers nationwide each week during the NFL season for lost productivity.

$500: Average amount participants spend yearly on fantasy sports.

57 percent: Participants who talk to co-workers during breaks about fantasy sports.

40 percent: Participants who say fantasy sports increase camaraderie among employees.

Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, with information provided by Fantasy Sports Trade Association and West Virginia Wesleyan College