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5 Reasons Why You Should Stop Playing Fantasy Football In 2015

5 Reasons Why You Should Stop Playing Fantasy Football In 2015

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Fantasy football has brought much joy to many NFL fans' lives, but it has brought just as much hate and discontent to others who lose year after year. These are the five biggest reasons why you need to stop playing fantasy football in 2015.

5. A bad fantasy year could permanently alter your real life

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5. A bad fantasy year could permanently alter your real life

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Do you really want your kids to see your horribly tacky fantasy football loser tattoo and wonder if they were adopted? The thrill of winning 20 leagues in a row isn't worth the punishment of losing one if this is your penalty.

4. You are forced to kiss your sister a lot

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4. You are forced to kiss your sister a lot

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We've all been there. A sworn enemy of your favorite NFL team is quarterbacking your fantasy team, and unfortunately both real teams are playing each other in a meaningful game on the same day of your fantasy playoff game. Who do you cheer for? Wake up! Reality trumps fantasy, but stop having to root for your rivals just to avoid a tattoo! Give up fantasy in 2015.

3. It can become an addiction that can ruin you

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3. It can become an addiction that can ruin you

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Fantasy football is an addiction that has ruined bottom lines of a number of families. While this isn't the reality for most fantasy football players, the fact that it can happen should be enough to make you think twice about doing it next year.

2. It's slowing you down at work

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2. It's slowing you down at work

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For some of you this isn't a problem at all, but if you are fired or miss out on that promotion because your fantasy draft kept you from making it to that big meeting, you will regret it. With FFL costing employers billions each year in lost work, you can bet the firewalls your IT department is installing will catch you wasting time on it.

1. It's stressing you out

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1. It's stressing you out

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When your fantasy team loses, you envision hearing all the ribbing your co-workers, friends or loved ones will be giving you. Add on top of that the pain of starting your favorite team's TE in a game where he performed badly and both your fantasy team and favorite real team losing, and you are really hating life.

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