What are some good punishments for last-placed fantasy football managers?

Winners of a fantasy football league get bragging rights among their peers and fellow competitors. However, the tradition of handing punishments to last-placed teams has become a common practice.

Fantasy football has always been fun and light-hearted, hence, it's important to stick with harmless and only slightly embarrassing punishments.

Top 20+ good punishments for last-placed fantasy football managers

With the start of the 2024 NFL regular season just around the corner, here are some of the best punishments to dish out for losing fantasy team managers:

#1. Open mic or perform stand-up comedy in front of an audience

Performing at an open mic can be quite a fun way to dish out punishment for your last-placed fantasy manager. A stand-up gig can also provide entertainment for the rest of the audience. The last-placed fantasy manager can also crack a joke or two about the fantasy league.

#2. Taking part in NFL Combine drills

The last-placed fantasy football manager can partake in some NFL Combine drills as part of the punishment. Some of the physical challenges included in the task can feature the 40-yard dash, 3-cone drill, vertical jump, broad jump and bench press.

#3. Treat the winner's out for a meal

The last-placed fantasy manager can treat the league winners to a meal. Footing the bill for one or two winners might be a suitable punishment.

#4. Solo fancy dress party at the mall

Having a solo fancy dress party for the last-placed fantasy manager at the mall can be quite awkward. Moreover, having your friends around only adds to the embarrassment.

#5. Wear your rival team's jersey for a day

Another suitable punishment for the last-placed fantasy manager is wearing his or her rival team's jersey for 24 hours. Donning the colors of your rivals can be quite uncomfortable, but the positive is the punishment lasts for just one day.

#6. Hair color makeover

Having the last-place finisher do a hair color makeover is quite a light-hearted prank. The winners of the league can choose the color of the makeover.

#7. Waffle House punishment

The bottom-placed fantasy manager needs to spend 24 hours at a Waffle House. Furthermore, eating a waffle can subtract an hour from the punishment.

#8. Getting a temporary tattoo

Getting a temporary tattoo to remind you of your failure in the league is quite an embarrassing touch. The only positive is the tattoo will fade away in a few days.

#9. Design a trophy for the winner

Finishing last is bad enough, but to design a trophy for the league winner is much worse. Creating a unique and personalized title for the winner can also test your arts and crafts skills.

#10. Mystery food challenge

The fantasy league loser can serve a punishment of being served mystery foods. The winners can choose unusual or bizarre foods to feed the last-placed fantasy manager.

#11. Social media takeover

The last-placed fantasy manager can offer up his or her social media account for an hour as a punishment. The winners can control updating the status and uploading pictures on the loser's profile.

#12. Donation to a charity

The bottom-placed fantasy manager can donate to a charity of the winner's choice. This punishment is generally considered well-intentioned.

#13. Perform an hour-long karaoke in front of the winners

Asking the loser to perform an hour-long karaoke is another fun punishment. The winners can also pick the songs for the fantasy manager to perform.

#14. House arrest for a week

Keeping the last-placed fantasy league manager under house arrest for a week is a slightly more harsh punishment. However, the timescale of the punishment can be reduced in certain cases.

#15. Serve as a butler for a day

The last-placed fantasy league manager can serve as a butler for the winners as a punishment. Some of the chores for the day can include housekeeping and cooking.

#16. Getting a last-placed trophy

While winners often tend to get recognition with titles, the last-placed fantasy manager can also receive a trophy for his or her failures. It's a permanent Hall of Shame award.

#17. Cooking a meal for the league members

Making the bottom-placed fantasy manager cook for the league members is another form of punishment. It would also allow the entire group to reunite for a feast.

#18. Open up a lemonade stand

The last-placed fantasy manager can open up a lemonade stand for the day as a punishment. The winners could also decide what to do with the earnings.

#19. Play dodgeball with a fruit

A physically hurtful punishment for a bottom-placed fantasy manager would be to play dodgeball with a fruit. In this punishment, the fantasy league winners hurl fruits at the loser instead of a ball.

#20. No haircut until the NFL draft

Since fantasy football ends with the regular season in January, there are a few months before the NFL draft begins. In this punishment, the last-placed fantasy manager will have to go a few months before without a haircut until the draft, which is usually held at the end of April.

#21. No cell phone use for a day

The last-placed fantasy league manager has to forfeit his or her cell phone for a day as a punishment.

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Does fantasy football end after Week 18?

Fantasy football draws to a close after Week 18 of the NFL season. That's when the winners and losers of a fantasy league are generally decided.

However, the NFL will continue to provide much-needed action for football fans. The playoffs begin with the wild card rounds and the postseason will continue until the two remaining teams from each conference face off in the Super Bowl.