Emily Lefco

⭐️ “TAKE BACK SPORTS:” Expanding Girls’ Flag Football in Wisconsin ⭐️ To @highlight, USA Football, National Football League (NFL) NFL Players Association, the Green Bay Packers, and ESPN: My name is Emily Lefco, and I am writing as a lifelong football believer, former NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competitor, fantasy football strategist, and passionate advocate for girls who deserve more than a sideline view of the game. Football has shaped me since childhood. Every year I won NFL Punt, Pass & Kick, that belief was reinforced: girls belong in football. Not someday. Not symbolically. Not only as fans. On the field. In leadership. In strategy. In media. In every room where the future of the game is being built. And some things never change: to this day, in a family full of male cousins, I still live on as the all-time QB — same as grade school. Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin are ready. Girls’ flag football is not just a nice idea. It is one of the clearest growth opportunities in sports. It builds confidence, teamwork, leadership, discipline, community, and access. It gives young athletes a place to compete, belong, and become. And yet, too many girls in Wisconsin still lack visible, organized, accessible pathways to play. That has to change. Nearly half of the NFL fanbase is made up of women and girls. The demand is already here. The passion is already here. The athletes are already here. What we need now is infrastructure: more leagues, more coaching, more funding, more partnerships, more visibility, and more people willing to say, “Yes, we are building this.” I am calling on USA Football, NFL FLAG, the NFL, the Green Bay Packers, ESPN, @highlight, local schools, community leaders, sponsors, and anyone who believes in the future of sports to help expand girls’ flag football opportunities across Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin. Let’s build the pathways. Let’s fund the future. Let’s grow the game. Let’s make Wisconsin a leader in girls’ flag football. These girls are ready. Let’s not make them wait another season. Girls deserve the game. #GirlsFlagFootball #WisconsinSports #NFLFLAG #GrowTheGame #TakeBackSports

@fancredapp @DrKJMurray Lovvvvveee it!!!! See ya there, FRIENDS!!

@EmilyLefco @DrKJMurray

Who is ACTUALLY ATTENDING the Fantasy Football Expo 2026?! #FantasyFootball #ffexpo26

@bob_lung Oh JT, I mean BL, @bob_lung, I think I’m your biggest fan haha

@scottfrankel13 @bob_lung @stacy_perez83 @theffexpo @FSGAtweets Yes 🙌🏼🏈

@EmilyLefco @bob_lung @stacy_perez83 @theffexpo @FSGAtweets We met in Vegas at the Football guys draft. Played against you last year

Updated the roadmap. 🏈✈️ Milwaukee → Philly for #FSGA, then on to Canton for the Fantasy Football Expo. Two stops. One mission: great conversations, sharper strategy, stronger relationships, and more momentum in the worlds of fantasy sports, gaming, sports tech, and fan engagement. Always grateful to be in rooms — and on routes — where innovation, community, and opportunity collide. Who else is making the trip? 👀 #FantasyFootballExpo #FSGA #FantasySports #SportsGaming #SportsTech

"NOT IN A MILLION YEARS." @espnhomer on the #Packers picking up Lukas Van Ness through 2027

We ran a dynasty startup mock last night. Check out this article for the draft board, everyone's thoughts in a roundtable discussion, and a podcast by @DaveKluge and @4WhomJBellTolls to follow along. footballguys.com/article/2026-d…

I'm sure many of you have seen my post on X on the passing of Emil Kadlec. Many of you knew Emil through his years in the fantasy industry. But not everybody. And even those who worked closely with him didn't necessarily know him well off the field. Because of that, I want to share this. It's the introduction I gave before Emil's induction into the FSGA Hall of Fame in 2021. It adds a little "off-field" context to a truly interesting life. June, 2021 I've known Emil Kadlec for nearly 30 years and worked with him daily for 25 years. Most of you have also known him a very long time and are well aware of his accomplishments as an innovator in this space. For those who don't, Emil founded Fantasy Sports Publications in 1990 and started the Pro Forecast magazine the same year. It's been continuously published since -- this year’s will be 32nd edition -- and been joined by four other titles, giving FSP the largest print distribution in the industry. In 2002, Emil co-founded the World Championship of Fantasy Football, the original high-stakes fantasy football event, which earned the 2018 Matthew Berry Game Changer Award. With a desire to recognize and the raise the profile of content creators, Emil co-founded the Fantasy Sports Writers Association in 2004 and was subsequently inducted into that organization's Hall of Fame in 2011. More recently Emil created Fantasy Nation, where he has continued his longstanding, ongoing efforts to document and promote the origins and history of the fantasy sports community, with a series of video interviews featuring pioneers in the industry. He's done more than 30 of these videos and plans to add more. So these are the things most of you know. Now I'd like to tell you some things you might not know. Emil worked his way through college in the mid-70s, mostly at Red Top Records and Tapes in Albuquerque, where he developed a love of music and knowledge of obscure 60s and 70s artists that he will break out on you with only the slightest provocation. If you need to kill a couple hours, ask him about Russ Ballard of Argent, Todd Rundgren or Jeff Lynne of ELO. While amassing that arcane but vital body of musical information, Emil also earned a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering in five years, graduating first in his class before spending the next fifteen years working at Sandia National Labratory -- gainful employment he left to work full time on the whole fantasy football thing -- a move questioned by friends and family. Is he quirky? A little bit. Emil is a B-rated chess player, an amateuer graphologist -- feel free to submit your handwriting for analysis -- who can write upside down as easily as you and I can write normally. He’s appeared in two episodes of Better Call Saul. Emil once took part in a Bare Knuckle Challenge Draft -- no cheatsheets or electronics allowed to track the proceedings, just a draftboard. He completed that draft making just one error in round 21. Also, he did it blindfolded. There’s more, but Let me bring this full circle . . . In 2006, Emil created a website called MariaJulianPottery.com. Why? See if this sounds familiar . . . He was a hobbyist who developed a keen interest in something. In this case, the something was southwestern native American Indian pottery. Emil has since immersed himself in the subject and made it a personal goal to support the historical preservation of the San Ildefonso Pueblo tribal artists. As part of that he and his wife Maria translated marriage records (from Spanish) from the San Ildefonso mission for publication and he continues to work on a book that will document the lives, promote the work and pass along the history of those artists. So not surprisingly, Emil's off-field activities reflect the same mindset he's demonstrated throughout his time in the fantasy sports industry. It's a mindset that led him here. It's who he is.

@NobleG_FF @theffexpo @TrophySmack @bob_lung Way to go, Gina Yehawww @NobleG_FF I’m coming for your title!! Hehe 😘

It’s here!!! My @TrophySmack Championship belt for the 2025 season of the Queens Classic. Thank you @bob_lung and @theffexpo for the opportunity to compete! This is such an amazing and competitive group of ladies and I’m honored to be part of the fun! Now let’s 3peat 🙌👸.

@scottfrankel13 @bob_lung @stacy_perez83 @theffexpo @FSGAtweets Not possible (; can’t wait to meet you in person!! 😘

@scottfrankel13 @bob_lung @stacy_perez83 @theffexpo @FSGAtweets Congrats on the anniversary!! That sounds like almost as much fun as the Expo!! 😆

@bigjake33178 Thanks a lot, my friend!!

@EmilyLefco Congratulations

17 YEARS sober, by the grace of G-O-D!! Deo Volente!! 🙏🏼

@john_hesterman Appreciate you for acknowledging the work that goes in every day, thanks!!!

@EmilyLefco This is awesome. Congrats Emily and good job putting the work in.

@ADion802 Thank you!!! 😘

@EmilyLefco Congratulations! Keep going! ❤️

@WildOneRosie Yessss!! I’m so happy we have this in common!! I can’t wait to meet you @WildOneRosie now I get the username!! Ha

@EmilyLefco Congratulations!🎉 I look forward to meeting you at the FF Expo! I’m 27 years sober myself✨

@bob_lung I got you now! #FFEXPO26

@EmilyLefco All good, #ffexpo26

All 32 picks from Round 1  📈

Fantasy sports fuels my purpose. I connect people, share knowledge, and turn passion into perormance Whether it's inspiring the next player or creating unforgettable live experiences, lead with heart, think strategically, and always show up to make an impact. Let's Win Together. 🏈🤖🫶

Updated the roadmap. 🏈✈️ Milwaukee → Philly for #FSGA, then on to Canton for the Fantasy Football Expo. Two stops. One mission: great conversations, sharper strategy, stronger relationships, and more momentum in the worlds of fantasy sports, gaming, sports tech, and fan engagement. Always grateful to be in rooms — and on routes — where innovation, community, and opportunity collide. Who else is making the trip? 👀 #FantasyFootballExpo #FSGA #FantasySports #SportsGaming #SportsTech