The Fantasy Footballers and American Cancer Society Partner to Support CHANGE Grants Through Crucial Catch Initiative

The Fantasy Footballers Podcast and American Cancer Society have launched an integrated partnership to support Crucial Catchthroughout the 2018 NFL season. The Fantasy Footballers will be contributing $1 from every purchase of their award-winning, best-selling Ultimate Draft Kit to Crucial Catch, and throughout the year the podcast will be partnering with NFL players to lend a platform to Crucial Catch initiatives. Crucial Catch is a year-round partnership between the American Cancer Society and the National Football League to promote cancer prevention, early detection and access to care.

Fantasy sports have emerged as one of the premier pastimes for sports fans, with over 59 million players in 2017 alone, and the Fantasy Footballers are the world's most popular fantasy football podcast. "We're excited to partner with the American Cancer Society on the Crucial Catch campaign," says Fantasy Footballers co-host Andy Holloway. "It's an incredible opportunity to harness the power of our platform and to connect our fans with an organization and initiative that has already contributed so much to cancer prevention and awareness."

"The American Cancer Society is committed to fighting cancer in every community and with support from partners like the NFL we are saving lives and helping people get access to critical cancer screenings and access to care," said Sharon Byers, Chief Development and Marketing Officer for the American Cancer Society. "We are excited to expand our outreach with the help of the Fantasy Footballers and look forward to making a bigger impact this season and beyond."

Since 2009, the NFL's Crucial Catch has raised more than $18 million in support of ACS. Funding raised since 2012 has supported ACS's CHANGE program and has been invested in underserved communities to increase cancer education and awareness and promote life-saving screening tests. To date, health system grantees have reached more than 632,000 individuals with education, patient reminders and navigation to screening, and contributed to 138,000 breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings. These new grants will improve timely access to follow up care along with a continued focus on access to high-quality breast cancer screening for underserved women.

About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of 1.5 million volunteers dedicated to saving lives, celebrating lives, and leading the fight for a world without cancer. From breakthrough research, to free lodging near treatment, a 24/7/365 live helpline, free rides to treatment, and convening powerful activists to create awareness and impact, the Society is attacking cancer from every angle. For more information go to www.cancer.org

About Crucial Catch
The NFL, its clubs, the NFL Players Association and the American Cancer Society are committed to the fight against cancer. Crucial Catch expands the impact of the NFL's work around breast cancer to address multiple types of cancer through prevention, early detection, and timely access to follow-up care as needed. Since 2009, the first year of the NFL's Crucial Catch campaign, the league's work has raised more than $18 million for the American Cancer Society. Money raised through Crucial Catch supports the American Society's Community Health Advocates implementing Nationwide Grants for Empowerment and Equity (CHANGE) program, which promotes health equity and addresses cancer-related disparities. Visit nfl.com/crucialcatch to learn more and get involved.

About The Fantasy Footballers
The Fantasy Footballers are the world's most popular fantasy football podcast and 2017's "Best Fantasy Football Podcast" according to the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. It is the highest rated fantasy sports podcast in iTunes and, in 2017, the show was downloaded over 30 million times. The show's hosts -- Andy Holloway, Mike 'The Fantasy Hitman' Wright & Jason Moore -- are three longtime friends whose projections consistently prove to be among the most accurate year-in and year-out according to Fantasy Pros. They've also welcomed top NFL players onto the show, including Todd Gurley, Nick Mangold, David Johnson, Allen Robinson and Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson.

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