What a Month

March was the month of the sports gods. The heart of the NBA season, baseballs spring training, the MLS adding two new teams, and a sprinkling of the NFL helps make March one of the best months for sports fans.

The NFL created a frenzy of free agency by moving the NFL scouting combine up to late February, and moving the NFL draft up to late April kick starting trades and signings almost every hour.

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Jacksonville started spending money by signing former Broncos Tight End Julius Thomas and Defensive Tackle Jared Odrick for a total of $46 million in guaranteed money.

And then Miami stepped in to outspend their instate rival Jaguars by signing star free agent Ndamukong Suh to a six year - $114 million dollar contract where he will make $26.5 million of it in 2015.

The Jets brought back Cornerbacks Antonio Cromartie and Darelle Revis for big money. Philly made waves by letting star free agent receiver Jeremy Maclin go to Kansas City to reunite with head coach Andy Reid, signing star cornerback Byron Maxwell to a $63 million deal, and trading quarterback Nick Foles to the Rams for the ACL-less Sam Bradford.

That strange trade started an uproar questioning whether Eagles coach Chip Kelly actually knows what he's doing.

Then running back DeMarco Murray signed with the Eagles partially thanks to the recruiting of Bradford to come join him in the city of brotherly love, to much of the Eagles fans confusion.

And let's not forget, Kelly traded star running back LeSean McCoy to the Bills for young linebacker Kiko Alonso.

The MLS's two new teams, New York City FC and Orlando SC kicked off their first seasons to a 1-1 draw in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. New York City FC followed up the draw with a 2-1 win against the New England Revolution on their new home turf, Yankee Stadium.

MLB spring training is in full swing (pun intended), with all teams getting ready for opening day in mid April. Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Yasiel Puig all planning to take their teams to the playoffs again.

And finally the NBA is heating up with LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and the Cavs making a late push for the top seed in the east making top 10 plays nearly every game, along with the Golden State Warriors likely coasting into the top spot in the west.

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Fantasy vs. Reality

Losing in the playoffs of my fantasy football league was the best thing to happen to me this season.

Fantasy football ruins football. There, I said it. And no, that is not an angry fantasy football player who continually finishes in third place each year. This is a football fan, an NFL fan, who loses out on the beauty and sanctity of the Sunday afternoon because of the constant fear that DeMarco Murray will run for four touchdowns on you.

I am a diehard Giants fan, I will be till the day I die. The Giants blew the Tennessee Titans out yesterday (thankfully). Yet, I rooted for Titans Tight End Delanie Walker the entire game. If he had 10 receptions for 120 yards and 3 touchdowns in a win, I'd be the happiest guy alive. I wouldn't care that the G-men lost, I'd be pumped that he had 40 PPR fantasy points. 

And then I have to worry about the twelve other 1PM games going on because I'm playing against Arian Foster and we all know that the Jaguars have forgotten how to tackle. 

Or that the Cardinals like crowding the box and decided that they would just trip over each other instead of tackling Jamaal Charles...

Fantasy football makes millions of dollars and provides thousands of jobs across the country, but it ruins the thing it's representing. It instead represents the selfishness in sports and our obsession with gambling. The idea that I'd rather root for a player then root for my hometown team. And that my $50 pool is worth more to me than a playoff run. 

Close the app. Spend the money on wings instead. Grab the remote, and don't move for well over 8 hours. The way Sunday was meant to be.

I will leave you with Joseph Fauria's phenomenal Touchdown celebration,

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