Former NFL linebacker Dhani Jones will be one of the hosts of the DirecTV “Fantasy Zone” channel.
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Fantasy football owners are getting their own channel as part of DirecTV’s exclusive “NFL Sunday Ticket” package for the 2014 season.

The network will add the DirecTV “Fantasy Zone” to its lineup, with the channel residing next to its popular “Red Zone” channel, where host Andrew Siciliano currently spends eight hours every Sunday jumping around the live action games showcasing every scoring and otherwise relevant play.

The Fantasy Zone channel will also be broadcasting while games are in progress, but will focus solely on how the live action is affecting the day’s fantasy stats, with up to the minute game-to-game analysis, stats and on-screen tickers that offer projections and key player updates. Hosting the channel will be former NFL linebacker Dhani Jones and Kay Adams, who has established herself as a fantasy sports expert for NBC Sports’ Rotoworld site.

Unlike the Red Zone Channel, which airs from DirecTV’s Los Angeles headquarters, the Fantasy Zone will be broadcast from a loft in New York. The setting sounds more similar to MLB’s “Fan Cave” concept than Siciliano’s rapid fire game-surfing, as there will be celebrity guest hosts, a live studio audience and even an on-set kitchen where a full-time in-studio chef will whip up gameday recipes for viewers at home.

The channel is all part of the existing NFL Sunday Ticket Max package, which in addition to the standard afternoon CBS and FOX games, gives subscribers access to the Red Zone Channel and allows them to stream live games onto computers and mobile devices.