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The fantasy football season is ending soon this year, so you'll have to wait until next year to actually play, but it isn't too soon to learn. There is a good guide here that will tell you much more than there is room for in an answer here: http://games-ak.espn.go.com/s/ff101/ff101.htm and others here: http://football.about.com/od/fantasyfootball/a/fan... and here: http://www.sbnation.com/fantasy/2013/8/22/4625710/...

Basically, you draft players in the NFL for your team and then get points for their performance in actual games. There is no single strategy that guarantees success; you'll learn what works for you as you go. What is important is understanding how scoring works in the league you're in. There are many variations on rules. You also need to separate being a fan of a particvular team from playing fantasy football.

You create a fantasy football league or join one that someone else has created. I have a fantasy football league with some friends of mine and the season is just about to end, but we need 2 or 3 new people to join and take over teams for next year. We use ESPN, so you have to have an ESPN account, and then just read about fantasy football and how everything works and you should be able to get the hang of it pretty quickly. If you are interested in joining the league with my friends and I (its pretty competitive, but lots of fun!) please email me. My yahoo id is andrewvolley at yahoo . com