Jaguars’ Julius Thomas Is Embracing Fantasy Football Haters (Photo)

Yes, it’s only July, but the fantasy football chatter already has begun. And rather than block out the noise, Julius Thomas is embracing it.

The 27-year-old tight end has been one of the NFL’s biggest fantasy stars, emerging from relative obscurity to rack up 24 touchdowns over the last two seasons with the Denver Broncos. Yet Thomas’ production slipped at the end of 2014 (66 receiving yards and zero TDs in his final three games), and now he’s on the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars, leading nearly every fantasy expert to peg him as a bust.

What do you say to that, Julius?

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To rephrase: Bring on the hate.

Of course, the haters have a point, as it’s nearly impossible to expect Thomas will put up similar numbers in an offense that ranked dead last in points scored and 30th in total yards last season.

Still, it’s pretty awesome to see the 27-year-old use this as bulletin board material, and he’ll likely be Blake Bortles’ No. 1 target entering the 2015 season, so who knows what could happen?

Thumbnail photo via Ron Chenoy/USA TODAY Sports Images