Fantasy Owners, Beware These 11 Touchdown Vultures

July 22, 2010   ·   Michael McNeil   ·   Jump to comments

I might write this piece every summer. And every summer, I am reminded of one name and one name only.
"Touchdown" Tommy Vardell.
There have been many touchdown vultures during the lifespan of fantasy football. But Vardell always come to mind first for me, probably because he was my first experience with the touchdown vulture.
I started playing fantasy football in the late 90s with a couple of friends from high school. Our first league of four teams featured four, stacked teams. Barry Sanders, at the time, was one of the best running backs you could own in fantasy football.
Except for one thing: Sanders had 12 touchdowns stolen from him during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. By "Touchdown" Tommy Vardell.
And so it began for me in regards to the touchdown vulture. With the move from one-back dominant lineups to running-back-by-committees, more vultures exist in fantasy today than back in the 90s. Fantasy owners need to keep tabs on these guys heading into d...

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