Matthew Berry

I ask a football question, but they know who I am and they know what I do and they understand why I'm asking. And so, you know, I might say something like, you know, pick a player. You guys are in Miami. I might say something like, again, I'm not claiming I have dolphin sources, but just like I might say something, hey, love what you guys are doing with A-Chan.

I ask a football question, but they know who I am and they know what I do and they understand why I'm asking. And so, you know, I might say something like, you know, pick a player. You guys are in Miami. I might say something like, again, I'm not claiming I have dolphin sources, but just like I might say something, hey, love what you guys are doing with A-Chan.

Do you think he continues to get the majority of the workload or are you going to see some Mostert and Jalen Wright mixed in? You know what I mean? Like I'll ask it. I'll ask sort of a football question that I will then interpret for fantasy. That kind of stuff. It's a leading question. It is.

Do you think he continues to get the majority of the workload or are you going to see some Mostert and Jalen Wright mixed in? You know what I mean? Like I'll ask it. I'll ask sort of a football question that I will then interpret for fantasy. That kind of stuff. It's a leading question. It is.

I'll tell you a story. I remember when I first got to ESPN, I joined this league that was what's called the famed War Room League, which is all the NFL experts and reporters and insiders and everything like that. I remember one time and Trent Dilfer, this is when Trent was at the at the team and at ESPN and Trent was in the league.

I'll tell you a story. I remember when I first got to ESPN, I joined this league that was what's called the famed War Room League, which is all the NFL experts and reporters and insiders and everything like that. I remember one time and Trent Dilfer, this is when Trent was at the at the team and at ESPN and Trent was in the league.

And I remember texting Trent and I were trying to do a running back for wide receiver trade. And I was trying to get a running back for him for a wide receiver. And he's like, yeah, that sounds good. That sounds fair. Let's let's let's finalize it this afternoon. I'm like, OK, got it. And so that afternoon I texted and said, hey, Trent, are we good for this trade? I'll send it through.

And I remember texting Trent and I were trying to do a running back for wide receiver trade. And I was trying to get a running back for him for a wide receiver. And he's like, yeah, that sounds good. That sounds fair. Let's let's let's finalize it this afternoon. I'm like, OK, got it. And so that afternoon I texted and said, hey, Trent, are we good for this trade? I'll send it through.

And he goes, no, no, deal's off. And I go, why is the deal off? And he goes, well, I talked to his quarterback. He hates him. You know, he hates the wide receiver. And so I'm just like, oh, great. There you go. And it just sort of let me know that I was kind of in a different world there as well. And I'll tell you guys off air who the quarterback and wide receiver were.

And he goes, no, no, deal's off. And I go, why is the deal off? And he goes, well, I talked to his quarterback. He hates him. You know, he hates the wide receiver. And so I'm just like, oh, great. There you go. And it just sort of let me know that I was kind of in a different world there as well. And I'll tell you guys off air who the quarterback and wide receiver were.

But, yeah, and that wide receiver didn't last on that team very long. So it is, you know, things like that happen.

But, yeah, and that wide receiver didn't last on that team very long. So it is, you know, things like that happen.

But this is what I'm trying to tell you, Dan, is that you'd think it would be illegal and that I have the answers to the test, but it doesn't often happen. It doesn't always happen that way. It sometimes goes awry. I'll quickly tell you my favorite fantasy football story of all time. I've told this before.

But this is what I'm trying to tell you, Dan, is that you'd think it would be illegal and that I have the answers to the test, but it doesn't often happen. It doesn't always happen that way. It sometimes goes awry. I'll quickly tell you my favorite fantasy football story of all time. I've told this before.

I've written about it, and it's not even my story, but this will go to exactly what we're talking about. So my friend Matt Hasselbeck, who I worked with for many years at ESPN as well, Matt played fantasy when he was with the Seattle Seahawks. And in 2009... Hang on, though. This is worth it for the story. All right, look.

I've written about it, and it's not even my story, but this will go to exactly what we're talking about. So my friend Matt Hasselbeck, who I worked with for many years at ESPN as well, Matt played fantasy when he was with the Seattle Seahawks. And in 2009... Hang on, though. This is worth it for the story. All right, look.

And so Hasselbeck in 2009 drafts himself and his former Green Bay Packer teammate Brett Favre as his quarterbacks that year. That was the first year Favre was in Minnesota. If you remember, Favre was awesome his first year in Minnesota, NFL and fantasy-wise. Week five of that 2009 season, Hasselbeck has a decision.

And so Hasselbeck in 2009 drafts himself and his former Green Bay Packer teammate Brett Favre as his quarterbacks that year. That was the first year Favre was in Minnesota. If you remember, Favre was awesome his first year in Minnesota, NFL and fantasy-wise. Week five of that 2009 season, Hasselbeck has a decision.

Favre is playing the Rams, who are one of the worst teams in the NFL that year, and he's playing the Jaguars. Hasselbeck's playing the Jaguars, who have won two straight. Hasselbeck has missed the previous two games with a back injury, and so he decides to bench himself in fantasy and start Brett Favre. In that season, that particular game, Favre throws just one touchdown pass against the Vikings.

Favre is playing the Rams, who are one of the worst teams in the NFL that year, and he's playing the Jaguars. Hasselbeck's playing the Jaguars, who have won two straight. Hasselbeck has missed the previous two games with a back injury, and so he decides to bench himself in fantasy and start Brett Favre. In that season, that particular game, Favre throws just one touchdown pass against the Vikings.