It's getting towards that time of year when football season is close to starting up and members of the online community look forward to participating in fantasy football leagues. Sometimes for money, sometimes for bragging rights; these leagues are designed to show someone's knowledge of players in the NFL in order to assemble the best teams they possibly can to defeat others.

Of course, they have to manage their rosters based on up-to-date injuries, bye weeks and other factors such as a slump in player performance. Keeping up with these things could be a strenuous task at times, but these five websites will help you on your venture towards fantasy football greatness!

1. Football Guys - This is a website that gives you updates on player injuries and other factors with quality content and speed for those needing to make a decision in a hurry. Nobody wants to take an injured player into their matchup for the week and Football Guys helps you get ready each and every time. Their massive amounts of news at fast speeds makes them a very good website for resources in the competitive world of fantasy football for $28.95 for a one-year subscription.

2. Fantasy Football Sharks - With news, player projections and other fantasy tools, Fantasy Football Sharks gives users plenty of resources and the best part about it all: it's free. Getting the great information for no cost at all is a very good advantage into the world of fantasy football. They even have a printable cheat sheet for free to help you with your selections come draft time! What more could you ask for?

3. Rotoworld - Rotoworld is a one-stop show for all football news. They have a very good system for breaking down all kinds of news by players, teams, conferences, etc. They offer plenty of packages when it comes to fantasy football world that could give you access to their draft guide, their season pass and their draft master, which essentially serves as a partner to help you with all of your drafting needs.

4. Fantasy Football Champs - This website and their experts have proven to be very accurate in the past and they offer some very good insights on who to draft and who to start on your team. Fantasy Football Champs has a premium package that costs $59.95 that allows everything they offer beginning at the NFL Draft and taking you all the way through the season into the Super Bowl. Although there is an extra charge for the expert advice, they've got a great track record.

5. The Huddle - The Huddle is a very clean website offering cheat sheets, player projections, expert analysis, email reports and much more for $29.95 for one season or $44.95 for two. Complete with player and team news, The Huddle will offer up-to-date information and help you guide your team week-to-week in order to help you with success in your fantasy football league.

Any of these sites are perfect resources to help you beat the competition and claim the prize (or bragging rights) all season long!

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