Mar 12, 2010 11

Fantasy Football Glossary of Terms

I’ve been meaning to do this for a while, and while things are heating up, it’s still really early, so I’m trying to bang out some “evergreen” content before things really get hot. We posted a guide to creating and running an Auction League this week (check the bottom left column on the subscriber homepage), and we’re working on a massive guide to commissioning and a separate guide to creating and running keeper leagues. They’ll be up next week.

This week I also took the time to create a glossary of terms that we tend to use. Not just fantasy terms, but a lot of NFL-related terms and phrases we use. Check it out and feel free to let me know if you think I missed anything.

Fantasy Football/NFL Glossary of Terms:

Below you’ll find most of the prevalent fantasy football terms that have been added to the industry’s vernacular, and we’ve also included a lot of the terms that we use to describe many players, which are more NFL-related.

First up, we’ll list the fantasy terms.

Fantasy Terms:

3rd-Round Reversal/3RR – These drafts allow the bottom of the draft order to begin Round Three after also beginning Round Two, as is the case in [...]

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