Maclin Firing shots at Fantasy Football owners.
 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...r-fantasy-team

Jeremy Maclin is on a warpath, and he's coming for the heads of selfish roto-nerds everywhere.

The morning after he caught another preseason touchdown for the Chiefs, Maclin took to Twitter to take issue with a large sect of football fans: fantasy owners.

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"It amazes me how 'Fantasy Football' is the only football that some of you know," Maclin said. "It's sad. News flash for yall (sic): I don't give a damn about ur (sic) "Fantasy" football team. #ChiefsKingdom"

It's not clear what set the Chiefs wide receiver off, but it has ignited fevered responses from fantasy experts and fans from around the world wide web.

After ESPN's Matthew Berry tweeted at Maclin that he shouldn't "insult fans who drive ratings and revenue", Maclin responded, "Football is about what a team achieves. You taking it way too far talking about my salary."

He also retorted with a haymaker of reason, "I'm not insulting anybody who roots for players. I'm frown (sic) upon those who will sacrifice a team victory for a fantasy victory."

As with all Twitter beefs, both parties have a point. Maclin doesn't like how Chiefs fans will be more upset with losing a fantasy matchup because of Maclin's performance than with the Chiefs losing; that's a brand loyalty issue that Kansas City's new acquisition would clearly have trouble with.

On the other hand, Berry, like most fantasy experts around the internet, isn't wrong when he implies that fantasy owners are often some of the most invested in the league and make up a massive percentage of eyeballs on any given Sunday. Not that insulting fantasy owners would deter them to not select Maclin in their draft, especially when he's the only Chiefs wide receiver that actually scores touchdowns.

Thankfully, football fans don't have to choose between rooting exclusively for their favorite team or for individual fantasy players. They can do both, as long as they don't take either too seriously so as to wish ill will against players.

If you want to stick it to Maclin, sign up for fantasy here. If you agree with the Chiefs wideout... well, sign up anyway.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/MatthewBerryTMR">@MatthewBerryTMR</a> how can one possibly be a die hard fan of a team but want a player on that team to do bad because he plays them in fantasy.</p>&mdash; Jeremy Maclin (@jmac___19) <a href="https://twitter.com/jmac___19/status/637646936208736256">August 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blessed to be apart of this great organization and to play in such an historic stadium! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Arrowhead?src=hash">#Arrowhead</a>… <a href="https://t.co/ZQZe0nZY6K">https://t.co/ZQZe0nZY6K</a></p>&mdash; Jeremy Maclin (@jmac___19) <a href="https://twitter.com/jmac___19/status/637671607641706497">August 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Seeing as how the NFL itself has embraced the fantasy football world, and the $$$ it brings in, I wonder if they will start taking issue with comments like this?

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Idk, I would imagine so. But damn I love Maclin for speaking the truth.

Didn't the Chiefs just ink a deal with Draft Kings?...

I have no idea, but that would be interesting. If that is true, I'd assume the Chiefs couldn't be too happy this morning.

That's his truth. And your truth, apparently. But it is hardly the prevailing opinion. Like it or not, Fantasy Football is here and it's a force. It's likely responsible for the increase in NFL popularity over the last decade as well. Speaking against it is not a good business move.

I think fantasy football is fun for casual fans or dads who might play it with their kids, but otherwise I just don't see the point anymore. Nothing more annoying than someone's personal fantasy update in a Sunday afternoon thread

No doubt, it was probably pretty idiotic on his part lol. But I do agree with him. I have no problem with fantasy football. But there are a lot of FF fans out there who claim to be a fan of a team, and then root against their own players to win in FF.

Love playing fantasy. If the best player on my fantasy team plays the Chiefs, I hope he gets crushed.

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Fair point. I used to be major into Fantasy Football. 12 or 13 money leagues a year. It got to be too much. Now it's just one league and the Chiefs.

Edit: and the Chiefs have always been top priority for me.

Fantasy football is the AIDS.

This is why I don't play fantasy anymore.

Glad I'm not the only one.