Tom Brady's Injury Will Reportedly Cost People $150 Million in Fantasy Football Losses

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Tom Brady's injury is a bad thing for many people on a number of levels. Bad for the Patriots in the AFC East. Bad for Brady because his knee is kind of funked. And bad for fantasy owners, because according to Darren Rovell, if Brady is out for the season, his collective ownership will lose $150 million.

Here's how the math is done.

Brady's incredible year last year, which included a record 50 touchdown passes, meant that about 50 percent of the people who drafted Brady last year won their leagues, Thomas said. With the Brady hype not bought by all, Thomas said that it was believed that about 30 percent of leagues this year would be won because of Brady.

With about $500 million in fantasy prizes on the line, that's a $150 million shift in dollars. And some think that's at the low end of the spectrum since the total value of office pools is tough to ascertain.

See, I would have had it pegged for more -- there are TONS of fantasy football leagues in which none of the prizes are monitored by any website or agency of any kind. Hell, I'm in at least ... um, zero of them. Yes, zero.

Of course, this whole fiasco -- Brady going down and ruining your fantasy football season -- could have been completely avoided had you listened to the experts at Fantasy FanHouse. We did, after all tell you not to draft Brady. Of course, in fairness we said to do that because he's overvalued and not because we have Bernard Pollard on the payroll, but still, we said it.

Tom Brady Snapshots

New England Patriots line backer Mike Vrabel speaks with reporters in the teams locker room at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady left Sunday's game against Kansas City in Foxborough after he was hit by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard in the first quarter of New England's 17-10 victory. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

New England Patriots offensive lineman Matt Light speaks with reporters in the teams locker room at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady left Sunday's game against Kansas City in Foxborough after he was hit by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard in the first quarter of New England's 17-10 victory. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Clothing and equipment rests in New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's locker at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Brady will miss the entire NFL season with a left knee injury that will require surgery, leaving the Patriots without one of the game's great quarterbacks, their Super Bowl hopes severely damaged. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

New England Patriots public relations staff member Casey O'Connell walks past quarterback Tom Brady's locker at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Brady will miss the entire NFL season with a left knee injury suffered Sunday that will require surgery, leaving the New England Patriots without one of the game's great quarterbacks, their Super Bowl hopes severely damaged. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

** FILE ** In this Jan. 30, 2000, file photo, St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner (13) is hit by Tennessee Titans safety Blain Bishop (23) in the first quarter of the Super Bowl in Atlanta. Warner stepped in when Trent Green went down with a knee injury during the season, and led the Rams to a Super Bowl victory. Two years later, little-known Tom Brady did the same for New England. Now Brady is out for the season with a knee injury, leaving the Patriots to hope Matt Cassel can be the latest Supersub to step up. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

New England Patriots defensive lineman Richard Seymour takes questions from reporters in the team's locker room at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will miss the entire NFL season with a left knee injury Sunday that will require surgery, leaving the Patriots without one of the game's great quarterbacks, their Super Bowl hopes severely damaged. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel drops back to pass during an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Patriots starter Tom Brady is out for the season with a knee injury suffered in Sunday's game. The Patriots hope Cassel can be the latest Supersub to step up. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick takes questions about quarterback Tom Brady during a news conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Brady will miss the entire NFL season with a left knee injury that will require surgery, leaving the Patriots without one of the game's great quarterbacks, their Super Bowl hopes severely damaged. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

** FILE ** In this Feb. 3, 208 file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is shown on the field during the Super Bowl XLII football game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Brady is out for the season with a left knee injury that will require surgery. The 2007 NFL Most Valuable Player will be placed on injured reserve, the Patriots said Monday, one day after his knee was injured in the first quarter of a 17-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

** FILE ** In this Feb. 3, 2008 file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady walks across the field before the Super Bowl XLII football game against the New York Giants at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Brady is out for the season with a left knee injury that will require surgery. The 2007 NFL Most Valuable Player will be placed on injured reserve, the Patriots said Monday Sept. 8, 2008, one day after his knee was injured in the first quarter of a 17-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 13)

9-08-2008 @ 8:09PM

Kate said...

Cheaters never prosper...

9-09-2008 @ 11:11AM

Ar said...

Who said he cheated? The ahole from the Jets management with sour grapes because he wasn't kept by the Patriots?

It was a dirty shot and Pollard will get his due - so will you.

9-09-2008 @ 8:06AM

Lee said...

In response to "cheaters never prosper"

huh.....3 Superbowl wins, supermodel-rich girlfriend???? Where have u been lately?

9-09-2008 @ 9:19AM

Andrea said...

Amen to that...Unfortunate accident or karma? U decide. Food for thought. I have said all along that they would be taken down for the offense that occured last seaon.

9-09-2008 @ 1:56PM

Karla said...

here here. I agree !!!!!

9-09-2008 @ 2:28PM

Dave said...

And fat ugly girls sit home and watch football..

9-08-2008 @ 8:22PM

pat said...

God don't like ugly. That's just what New England gets for cheating and the nfl didn't do enough about it when it was proven. So God took things in his own hands and oops there goes Brady,He may never play again, for sure not this season. As they say cheaters never win.................LOL

9-08-2008 @ 8:39PM

s said...

if god doesn't like ugly, and thats right- that would put you in that club too, wouldn't it? and every other poor ignorant slob that spews your pitiful meaningless garbage in this forum, just go crawl back into your loser shell where you belong...and by the way, god doesnt discriminate by looks, just if you are rotten- sounds like you have joined that club too, congratulations, idiot.

9-08-2008 @ 9:09PM

lilac said...

Get a life. Every team in professional sports cheats in one way or another. It's not right but it happens. The fact is, Boston has great sports teams and we are proud through the good and the bad times...maybe you could learn something here...

9-10-2008 @ 12:01PM

robie46 said...

Yes, it was all God's doing because we know He has nothing better to do than to punish the Patriots forever for cheating. Get over it, pat.

9-08-2008 @ 10:06PM

Joe D said...

I read some of the comments and ofcourse many people have many views. It isn't a laughing matter when someone is faced with a leg and knee injury. I wonder of what kind of person could say negitive statments about brady or the Pats just because of their belielfs in what happen in the season last year over the sideline pictures or taping. Some , I feel with these negitive thoughts, are the ones who in college and even high school never played a sport but was a sideline perfect player. Before statments are said facts should be before you, everything that happened was looked at from every view, why is it the ones who job is to find out if wrong doing is going on, after they report its not, the sideline players say what they want without facts. It was said in a few reading statments about good karma, to those who stated this was caused because of karma should learn what karma is about. anyway, wishing someone well is karma, happy for someone with karma is living it, even moreso enjoying it. My best to the pats and brady, this is a small speed bump.

9-09-2008 @ 10:52AM

ar said...

God didn't do Brady harm either - a dirty player did.
Besides, the Jets cheated and the Ravens called them on it in the Baltimore paper the following week but NOTHING has ever been done about it. They were out and out flagrant - maybe that is too big of a word for you to understand with your mentality.

9-08-2008 @ 9:56PM

Crippler said...

Hope you've never cheated on your taxes, or on a test back in school, or ever. If so, watch your knees. Your god is a very cruel and vengeful god.

9-08-2008 @ 11:45PM

Tommy T said...

Really? God busted Tom Brady's knee? Forget starving children. Forget the wars going on around the globe as we speak. Forget genocide. God took vengeance on the New England Patriots for filming a practice. Really?

9-09-2008 @ 8:21AM

judith said...

sjnce when does a loud mouth, no nothing, speak for god....if you presume to speak for him get it straight...
god loves us all.....ugly like you and wonderful like brady...be careful what you call down upon yourself...

9-09-2008 @ 11:21AM

b said...

HUH! No one remembers that taping WAS legal in the league before. The only one badmouthing was previous employees cuz they got canned. I've been a fan for many many years. ALL teams have their good years and everyone can't wait til they are crappy again so they can go ha ha my team is better. Some of you people are just angry your team isn't that good. I'll continue to be a Pats fan and cheer for them. I think people should say good things about the teams they cheer for and MYOB the rest!

9-08-2008 @ 8:32PM

James said...

SHOULD HAVE QUIT WHEN HE WAS A CHAMP. DUMBEST THING HE EVER DID. BUT THE GLORY IS TOUGH TO FORGET I GUESS.

9-08-2008 @ 9:11PM

He's barely 30...quit now.....Brady isn't a loser...only a loser would suggest quitting.

9-08-2008 @ 8:34PM

Becky said...

It was bound to happen. I mean, I am sorry to hear that he is injured and I wash him a speedy recovery but anyone who is put on a pedastol as high as he is/was, is bound for a very hard falling off.