Fantasy Football Week 9: New Running Backs to Add
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It is Week 9 of the NFL season.
Fantasy football players look for new players to add to their teams.
This is called the waiver wire.
Experts say Mike Washington Jr. is a good running back to pick up.
He is one of many good running backs this week.
The article also talks about NFL rankings for Week 9.
Rankings help players choose who to play in their games.
There is also a list about the video game Legend of Zelda.
The list has the top 20 best games in that series.
Another part of the article talks about special fantasy leagues.
These are called Guillotine Leagues.
In these leagues, the worst team each week is out.
The article gives advice about Bijan Robinson.
It tells players how much fake money to bid for him.
This fake money is called FAAB.
Vocabulary15 words
- waiver wire
- a list of players anyone can add to their team
- running back
- a football player who runs with the ball
- Guillotine Leagues
- a type of game where the worst team leaves each week
- bid
- to offer money for something
- FAAB
- fake money used to get new players
- fantasy football
- a game where you build a team of real players
- rankings
- a list showing who is best
- pickups
- new players you add to your team
- NFL
- the main American football league
- manager
- a person who runs a fantasy team
- league
- a group of teams that play together
- advice
- helpful information
- team
- a group of players
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- list
- a set of items written in order
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1. Adding new players to a fantasy team 2. Mike Washington Jr. 3. It leaves the league
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It is Week 9 of the _____ season.
Fantasy football players look for new players to add to their _____.
This is called the _____ wire.
Experts say Mike Washington Jr. is a good _____ to pick up.
He is one of many good running backs this _____.
The article also talks about NFL _____ for Week 9.
There is also a list about the video game Legend of _____.
Another part of the article talks about special fantasy _____.
These are called _____ Leagues.
The article gives advice about Bijan _____.
It tells players how much fake money to _____ for him.
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