Sep. 2, 2009 (PR Newswire) -- MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BWLD), today announced pro football studio host Trey Wingo will don the commissioner's hat for the 2009 fantasy football season. The national sports grill and bar chain, known for its award-winning NY-style Buffalo chicken wings spun in one of 14 signature sauces, has partnered with Wingo to launch an online Fantasy Football All-Star Blogger League, featuring 12 A-List fantasy football bloggers, whose collective picks, trades, competition, and trash talking will inform and entertain fantasy football fans all season long.

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"We know our guests are passionate about fantasy football by watching them pack our restaurants on game days with their laptops and game faces," said Sally J. Smith, president and CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. "Trey Wingo and the Fantasy Football All-Star Blogger League will give our loyal guests an exclusive edge for fantasy football this season and one more reason to look forward to watching football at Buffalo Wild Wings."

The bloggers joining Wingo in the Buffalo Wild Wings Fantasy Football All-Star Blogger League at www.buffalowildwings.com/ffblogleague include:

    --  Will Brinson of AOL Fanhouse
--  Bryan Douglass of FanBall.com
--  John Hansen of FantasyGuru.com and Sirius NFL Radio
--  Jacob Sloan of Fantasy Football Fools
--  Sara Holladay of Fantasy Football Librarian.com
--  Michael Blunda of Pro Football Weekly
--  Scott Engel of RotoExperts
--  George Winkler of Sporting News
--  Jeremy Miller of Sports Outlaw Fantasy Football Forums
--  Chris Wesseling of RotoWorld.com
--  Adam Best of FanSided.com

--  Craig Davis of FantasyFootball.com

"Working with Buffalo Wild Wings is a natural fit for me because we both share a passion for football," said Wingo. "Inside info and strategy are crucial to fantasy football success. The All-Star Blogger League is bringing together some of the best and most informed bloggers to share their research and insight with fans across America. With so many experts in one place, the trash-talking is bound to be intense."

The official Buffalo Wild Wings Fantasy Football All-Star Blogger League online draft party will take place next week and the complete team rosters of the bloggers will be available for viewing by all fans on Thursday, Sept. 10 at www.buffalowildwings.com/ffblogleague. Following the draft, Wingo will add his commentary on the proceedings to the banter among the fantasy bloggers and fans.