Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott and Kansas City rookie standout Kareem Hunt are scheduled to be among the headliners for a fantasy
football convention that expects to draw more than 200 NFL players this summer.
The event will be held in Dallas again after making its debut in 2017 following two straight years of cancellations over claims of interference from
the NFL. Former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was among the original investors
in the company running the event.
The first event had about 50 players
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13-15 at Fair Park near downtown Dallas. Fans will have a chance to interact
with players, and there will be mock fantasy drafts along with panels led by
fantasy football experts.
National Fantasy Football Convention CEO Andy Alberth says he is trying to build a ”Disneyland for football fans of all ages.” Other expected attendees
include running backs LeSean McCoy of Buffalo and Melvin Gordon of the Los
Angeles Chargers.
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The Milwaukee Brewers recalled veteran infielder Brad Miller from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Saturday and optioned struggling outfielder Domingo Santana
there in an exchange of former 30-homer players.
Miller, acquired from Tampa Bay on June 10 for first baseman-outfielder Ji-Man Choi, was in the Brewers’ starting lineup at second base and batting
sixth Saturday against St. Louis.
”That first day, no matter how much sleep you have, no matter the travel, it doesn’t really matter, you’re running on adrenaline,” Miller said before the
game. ”Excited to get in there right away and get to work.”
Santana hit .278 last season for Milwaukee with 30 homers and 85 RBIs, but never got going this season. He hit .249 and just three homers and 17 RBIs in
189 at-bats.
”At some point
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kind of rolling and clicking when that times comes,” manager Craig Counsell
said.
”It’s tough to do it when you’re not playing that much. It’s not something that you want to have to do, and he was a big part of our success last year.
But, we just need to get him going and the best way to do that is have him
playing,” he said.
With Jesus Aguilar and his team-best 16 homers earning more time at first base, recently activated Eric Thames has been playing more outfield, reducing
Santana’s role.
The 28-year-old Miller batted .256 with five homers and 21 RBIs in 48 games this season with Tampa Bay. Miller hit .243 with 30 homers and 81 RBIs for the
Rays in 2016, but dipped to .201 with nine homers and 40 RBIs last season.
”Each year is different and you kind of go with the ebbs and flows – but I think just being in this environment and in this culture they’ve created here,
it seems pretty positive for everybody involved,” Miller said.
Miller has started at seven different positions in the majors. He played 105 games at shortstop with Tampa Bay in
2016
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This year, he played 35 games at first and six at second with Tampa Bay.
”What we may ask of him is to move around the field more regularly at different positions on a daily basis, whether it be double switches late in the
game or in a starting role,” Counsell said. ”But, he is versatile, he’s a pretty
good athlete. He has done this all before, it’s just kind of getting him
comfortable with doing it again.”
