Ray Rice -- Fantasy Football Boom ... Becomes #1 Added Player in Minutes


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Didn't take long for Fantasy Football owners to forgive Ray Rice -- because just hours after he was reinstated, Ray has become the MOST picked up player in Yahoo! fantasy leagues.


As we previously reported, Ray's fantasy stock sank like a stone after TMZ Sports published the inside-the-elevator footage back in September.


But now, according to Yahoo! "Transaction Trends" page, Ray has already been added to more than 168,000 fantasy teams ... the #1 added player today ... BY FAR.


In fact, the #2 guy is Vikings running back Matt Asiata who was added to 14,000 teams.


Funny thing is ... Ray hasn't been signed to a team yet.


Clearly, 168k people think he'll find a new squad before the season ends.


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