High-stakes fantasy football is in jeopardy after an employee changes the lineup of players. ESPN reported Thursday.
At the National Fantasy Football Championship, a high-stakes fantasy football platform that hosts big contests with some of the biggest prizes in the industry, employees change lineups to include players who have already scored touchdowns. I put it in.
“Recently, with the help of reports from public sources, we were able to uncover post-deadline activity in one of the NFFC Postseason Hold’em contests, which was detected and quickly confirmed As a result, SportsHub was able to take immediate action to resolve the issue without any impact on the outcome of the contest,'' NFFC Founder Greg Ambrosius told ESPN. sent a letter to.
According to a report filed with ESPN, there were two changes to the lineup, one in the wild card round and one in the divisional round.
Running back Raheem Mostert (4.3 fantasy points out of 0.5 PPR) replaced Aaron Jones (32.1 points) in the wild-card round.
In the divisional round, Travis Kelce came on as a substitute for Laci Rice immediately after scoring a touchdown in the first half against the Dolphins.
“As a result of an internal investigation, one employee has been terminated and a contestant has been banned from further play on our platform,” Ambrosius told ESPN.
SportsHub – NFFC’s parent company – Said All transactions are timestamped to help players verify and maintain the integrity of the game.
The contestant was also disqualified from the tournament.
Despite the ugly situation, the contest, which received 1,521 entries, will still be held, with the winner receiving a $150,000 prize.
“I think this is an incredible amount of damage. [to the fantasy industry]'' Pete Oberset, 36, an experienced fantasy football player who helped discover the problem, told ESPN.
“We're in a time where people want to jump on conspiracy theories. Now, not only do we know it could happen, but it actually happened, so that's where the seeds of disbelief arise.” I think it will expand.”
The fired employees have not been identified due to pending legal issues.
