An ESPN commentator suffered a real injury in fantasy leagues… a dislocated shoulder while determining his fantasy football draft order — and, it was all caught on video.
field yates — a longtime ESPN personality who hosts a show about fantasy football — joined his partners on the beach for a skills competition to determine who would finish first in their fantasy football league.
ESPN has now obtained exclusive footage of this exact moment @fieldyates He dislocated his shoulder and was briefly hospitalized. Yates, who was contacted for comment tonight, asked for privacy and could not reveal the full story until Monday. @fantasyfocus 10 a.m. ET https://t.co/97vq4ICUtp pic.twitter.com/dzYvVnuD81
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 24, 2024
@Adam Schefter
Yates’ ESPN colleagues Adam Schefter – known for breaking some of the NFL’s biggest stories – shared the video to his X account…and, it’s not for the faint of heart.
Field flew full force into an inflatable target, smashing it into pieces before landing hard on the sand… and when he stood up, he was visibly in pain.
His friend quickly took him for treatment… Schefter said Field eventually went to the hospital for a brief visit – apparently doctors told him he had dislocated his shoulder.
These guys calculated their 40-yard times to determine their fantasy football draft picks 😂
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— OddsShark (@OddsShark) August 2, 2024
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Determining fantasy draft picks has become a risky business in recent years, with people taking on more of the physical challenge of determining who will go No. 1 overall. Just look at this clip, some old guys are playing for it…a lot of hamstring injuries here.
The NFL season starts on September 5th…if fantasy football players want to finish the season successfully, they should take it easy!
