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Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
NFL players, employees fined for selling Super Bowl tickets: reports
More than 100 NFL players and dozens of club employees are to be fined or suspended for selling their allocations of tickets for this year's Super Bowl on secondary markets, US media reported on Friday. ESPN reported that players who sold allotted tickets will be fined one-and-a-half times the face value of the tickets sold and be barred from receiving tickets to the next two editions of the Super Bowl. Players amongst those caught will be given the option of purchasing tickets if their team reaches the Super Bowl in 2026 or 2027. Players who decline to pay the fines face being suspended, ESPN cited league and union sources as saying. ESPN quoted an NFL memo sent to teams which said employees and players had sold tickets to "bundlers" working with a ticket resale site. Tickets to the Super Bowl are consistently one of the hottest -- and most expensive -- tickets in North American sport, fetching as much as $10,000 on resale sites. "Our initial investigation has determined that a number of NFL players and coaches, employed by several NFL Clubs, sold Super Bowl tickets for more than the ticket's face value in violation of the policy," NFL chief compliance officer Sabrina Perel wrote in the memo. Perel cited "long-standing league policy" which "prohibits League or club employees, including players, from selling NFL game tickets acquired from their employer for more than the ticket's face value or for an amount greater than the employee originally paid for the ticket, whichever is less." Perel added that the league will enhance mandatory training before Super Bowl LX for all league personnel to emphasize the rules and "the broader principle that no one should profit personally from their NFL affiliation at the expense of our fans." The league, meanwhile, also planned to improve training to avoid a repeat, with the possibility of stiffer sanctions for future offenses. "No one should profit personally from their NFL affiliation at the expense of our fans," Perel wrote in the memo. rcw/js
New York Times
5 days ago
- Business
- New York Times
NFL will fine players, club personnel who sold Super Bowl tickets above market value: Source
The NFL is taking a hard stance against players and team employees attempting to profit from Super Bowl tickets. According to a league source, the league has fined more than 100 players and roughly two dozen club employees for reselling Super Bowl 59 tickets above face value — a direct violation of league policy. The crackdown follows an internal investigation that revealed widespread abuse of the ticket distribution system. Advertisement In a memo sent to all clubs on Friday, NFL head of compliance Sabrina Perel outlined the findings and reminded teams of the league's strict rules that tickets cannot be sold for more than their face value or above the price originally paid by the employee. The investigation also found that several individuals sold their tickets to a small group of third-party 'bundlers,' who then flipped them for profit. Those who participated in such arrangements face further discipline. Players who resold their tickets for profit in violation of the policy will be fined 1.5 times the amount they paid for the tickets and will lose their right to purchase Super Bowl tickets for the next two seasons — unless they are playing in the game — per the Associated Press, while club employees face fines up to double the ticket's face value. In the memo, Perel also noted that stricter measures are on the way to prevent future violations. 'In advance of Super Bowl LX, we will be enhancing the mandatory compliance training regarding the Policy for all League personnel, which will emphasize the specific requirements of the Policy and the broader principle that no one should profit personally from their NFL affiliation at the expense of our fans,' Perel said. 'We will also increase the penalties for future violations of this Policy. All clubs must ensure their personnel understand and comply with this policy. Additional details regarding the enhanced compliance measures will be provided in early fall.' Players on all 32 teams can purchase two tickets for the Super Bowl, per the collective bargaining agreement. The league's investigation is ongoing, and no one who is accused of selling their tickets has been identified.
Washington Post
5 days ago
- Business
- Washington Post
NFL fining more than 100 players for selling Super Bowl tickets above face value, AP source says
The NFL is fining about 100 players and two dozen club employees for violating league policy by selling Super Bowl 59 tickets for above face value, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Friday. The person, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, said the players who resold their tickets will have to pay a fine of 1 1/2 times the face value they paid. They also won't be permitted to buy tickets for the next two Super Bowls unless they are playing in the game.
