August 29, 2023

CBS SPORTS PREPS FANTASY FOOTBALL PLAYERS WITH LIVE DRAFT-A-THON BENEFITTING ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Draft-A-Thon to Deliver Six Hours of Live Advice on Wednesday, August 30

Daily “Fantasy Football Today” Coverage Across CBS Sports HQ, Podcasts and Social Media has Fantasy Players Covered All Season

CBS Sports is prepping fantasy football players for the upcoming season with an extensive range of coverage and product offerings, including its annual live Fantasy Football Today Draft-A-Thon event and expanded daily Fantasy Football Today content throughout the season.

On Wednesday, Aug. 30 at 4:00 PM, ET, the Fantasy Football Today Draft-A-Thon will stream live on the Fantasy Football Today YouTube, delivering six hours of non-stop live advice and analysis from more than 20 fantasy football industry experts and guests, with detailed breakdowns of expert rankings, sleeper picks, SportsLine projections and more.

Additionally, CBS Sports experts Jamey Eisenberg, Dave Richard, Heath Cummings, Adam Aizer, former NFL player Robert Turbin, Chris Towers and Tera Roberts will offer on-the-spot answers to fantasy players’ draft-day questions via the popular hashtag #AskFFT. SportsLine’s The Early Edge experts, including Jonathan Coachman, Sia Nejad and Alex Selesnick, will also offer fantasy players their latest player projection insights.

During the Draft-A-Thon, CBS Sports will once again shine a spotlight on St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® to raise awareness for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September. Viewers can make donations to St. Jude throughout the event to ensure families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food. Thus far, fans have helped CBS Sports break a fundraising record with more than $100,000 raised through donations over the last few weeks.

All season long, CBS Sports HQ will also provide fantasy football programming throughout the week, giving fans analysis and advice on any screen, both live and on demand. CBS Sports HQ will also feature a weekly Sunday show at 10:00 AM, ET, helping fans set their fantasy lineups and to answer questions sent to hashtag #AskFFT on Fantasy Football Today’s Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube. Additionally, Fantasy Football Today will have a special season preview show on CBS Sports Network on Friday, September 1, at 10:30 AM, ET.

Fantasy players can also listen to the daily Fantasy Football Today and Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcasts and subscribe to the newsletter for updates in their inbox each morning. The Fantasy Football Today DFS podcast also returns twice per week for daily fantasy sports players, and this season CBS Sports launched Fantasy Football Today Dynasty for dynasty league owners.

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