In 2006, The Onion ran a fantasy football league with the goal of picking the worst players. I can't find any writeups on it, and I mostly know it from The Onion’s own advertising, as seen here in the Oct. 10, 2006, print issue.
If anyone participated in this league, I’d love to hear from you!
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