Maurice Jones-Drew says fantasy matchup almost impacted real NFL game

The Jacksonville Jaguars back claims a former teammate once alluded he was going to miss a block because he didn’t want Jones-Drew to score.

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (in an October 2012 game against Oakland) doesn’t mess around when it comes to fantasy football.
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Hopefully Maurice Jones-Drew’s fantasy team had a better record than his 2-14 Jacksonville Jaguars did last season.

On Wednesday, the running back, who often drafts himself in fantasy football, shared a story on the “Evan and Phillips in the Morning” on XM Satellite Radio about just how seriously he and some of his real-life teammates take their off-the-field matchups