ESPNs Gridiron Challenge

[Cult of Dionysus]

I actually got into fantasy football through ESPN's Gridiron Challenge. For those who haven't played, you get a set $ amount to select any players you want on a weekly basis. In fact, it's a lot like the DFS like DraftKings and the other one, except its free. Had a ton of fun playing this for two years, with my brother. Then graduated to a proper redraft league on ESPN before jumping into the deep end.

A part of me misses the Gridiron Challenge format... Really simple but lot of fun.

[Ray Finkle]

My buddies and I used to have a good time using ESPN for their NASCAR version of that game.

[Cult of Dionysus]

Just want to bump this, and see if anyone is aware of any kind of game that's similar to ESPN's Gridiron Challenge. It was discontinued a few years ago due to a patent lawsuit...

Basically, Gridiron Challenge gave every manager a set fund of cash to construct a roster of their choosing (kinda similar to DFS), but it was played over the course of the entire season and player salaries would adjust based upon their performances. So if a player busted out (on a cheap contract), his salary would start to escalate as the weeks went by.

Great user interface, simple to play, ton of fun.

[Cult of Dionysus]

The first year, sometime around 2011, my brother and I had our own private league, just the two of us. We were just screwing around with it, but got really competitive. Was my first exposure to fantasy sports.

[ArrylT]

Yahoo had a Salary Cap game that seems similar to what you've described - it has been discontinued as well.