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Matter of Fact: Real, Loyal NFL Fans Hard To Find

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Chauncey found three - count 'em, three - loyal Packer fans at a sports bar in downtown Spokane Thursday night (Photo: SWX) Chauncey found three - count 'em, three - loyal Packer fans at a sports bar in downtown Spokane Thursday night (Photo: SWX)

by Chauncey Jones
SWXRightNow.com

It's that time of year again. We saw the kickoff Thursday night on NBC. You know what means, right? Everybody can now root for their favorite… fantasy football team.

Fantasy football has taken over. Fans used to root for their team. They were diehard and loyal. But now fans are cheering on players from other teams.

Sure, there are still SOME real NFL fans out there. As a Matter of Fact, we ran into a couple of them – okay, three of them - at a local sports bar in Spokane the other night. They didn't even have fantasy teams!

The point is real NFL football fans are pretty hard to find these days – especially in the Inland Northwest.

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