With Opening Day around the corner, it’s important for fantasy footballers to take advantage of the resources available to them. Twitter is becoming one of the greatest tools for fantasy geeks, acquiring breaking news and updates instantaneously – and not needing to wait for the newspaper the following day (Sorry newspapers!) or for six consecutive episodes of SportsCenter that air late in the evening. It is worth noting that Instagram can also be a great tool. If you are just starting out with Instagram then you may be wondering how to get lots of likes. Don’t worry though because we tested Buzzoid’s Instagram likes that would probably work well with free instagram followers and the results were very positive. I’m sure you will find lots of other fantasy football geeks all over the platform!

This is what social media is for, to bring people together who enjoy the same things such as sports, if you have an Instagram page as well as a twitter page then you may want some help with gaining more instagram followers and building a bigger platform by checking out sites such as https://upleap.com. The more social media platforms you create – the better at bringing people closer to sports! There are a lot of sports enthusiasts, who tend to use their followers to not only help them improve on their own growth but also, promote a general feeling of community towards sports as well. Many tend to resort to managed services to improve on their social media reach. You can do that too, but it would always be prudent to gain more knowledge about the sites providing you with the services by reading legitimate reviews (for example, a Social Boost or a Twesocial review) about them before deciding on anything substantial.

With that said, this isn’t the first article of its kind. Last year, our very own Albert Lang published a “How to Use Twitter & Social Media to Win Your League” piece that was very well-received. And it wouldn’t hurt you to read it again, actually. It’s geared for baseball, but it serves the same purpose.

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In case you don’t have the time to head back and read Albert’s piece, here’s one essential tip:

Aside from this, you can set up Google alerts for your closers. That way you know if your guy recorded/blew a save and if there is a closer controversy or injury you need to pay attention. If you don’t get an e-mail, you don’t have to worry.

The above can also be said about quarterback, running back, wide receiver or tight end injuries, mishaps or controversies, so pay close attention!

Additionally, our good friend David Gonos published his own version just this past week entitled “99 Fantasy Baseball Twitter Accounts You Should Follow.” Be sure to check that out as well.

So here is the initial list we included in our 2013 fantasy football draft kit:

In addition to the fantastic analysts and websites, it may or may not be more important to follow each team’s beat writers as well.

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Here are a few of our favorite beat writers for each NFL team:

Well, there you have it. Enough fantasy football follows to clog up your timeline for the next six months.

You’re Welcome.

And, I know there are a lot additional resources out there in the Twitterverse, so if you don’t mind sharing said resources, leave them in the comments with a short description of how/why they could help us with fantasy football!