Kevin Johnson & other Mayors Participate in Fantasy Football League

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Introducing the '09 Mayoral Face-off

By Andy Behrens

If you've ever wondered how your city's mayor would perform against other mayors in a fantasy football league, then … well, then you have unimaginable civic pride. And we've designed a contest that should settle the issue beyond any doubt.

Yahoo! Sports recently invited 11 mayors from across the country to compete in the Fantasy Football '09 Mayoral Face-off and, incredibly, they agreed. The winner receives a $15,000 donation to a local non-profit sports charity. A second $15,000 will be awarded to the city receiving the most fan votes. (These prizes are much better than the incentives offered during the Fantasy Football '08 Gubernatorial Face-off™, where all non-winners were required to resign amid scandal).

Let's meet the competitors and check their first-round picks:

1. Jim Schmitt, Green Bay, "Green Machine" - RB Adrian Peterson
2. Pam Iorio, Tampa Bay, "Tampa Con Leches" - RB Matt Forte(notes)
3. Buddy Dyer, Orlando, "Orlando Scorchers" - RB Maurice Jones-Drew(notes)
4. Kevin Johnson, Sacramento, "Sack-town's Finest" - RB Michael Turner(notes)
5. Mark Funkhouser, Kansas City, "Funk's Footballers" - RB Brian Westbrook(notes)
6. R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis, "Results Minneapolis" - WR Larry Fitzgerald(notes)
7. Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City, "OMG it's OKC" - WR Andre Johnson(notes)
8. Ron Dellums, Oakland, "Dellums Dynamites" - RB DeAngelo Williams(notes)
9. Byron Brown, Buffalo, "Buffalo's Best" - RB LaDainian Tomlinson(notes)
10. Luke Ravenstahl, Pittsburgh, "Pittsburgh Proud" - RB Chris Johnson
11. Gavin Newsom, San Francisco, "BarbaryCoast Bombers" - RB Frank Gore(notes)
12. The Commish, unknown and unaffiliated - RB Steven Jackson

Full draft results...
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f2/11835/draftresults