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post #1 of 22
9/9/09 at 7:33pm
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Its one of those rookie hazing thing, the 1st rounder pays dinner for the whole team. I understand the automatic gratuity, a lot of restaurant does it for big groups, but can someone tell me what the hell is a "Admin Charge" and "Event Service Charge"? http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shu...urn=nfl,188313
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post #2 of 22
9/9/09 at 7:36pm
what fucking pussy got a raspberry sorbet???? philip rivers?
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post #3 of 22
9/9/09 at 8:04pm
I'm guessing the Admin and Event charges got tacked on because it was treated like a wedding reception - private room, multiple servers, open bar, yada yada yada.
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post #4 of 22
9/9/09 at 9:45pm
Yeah I'm thinking event/admin charge may be for private room/bar
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post #5 of 22
9/10/09 at 9:19pm
Sorbet was for Nate Kaeding .. LOL
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post #6 of 22
9/10/09 at 9:33pm
I could understand the events charge but a 2000+ dollar admin charge? I would have demanded what that specifically covered for and not just some gratuitous charge they opportunistically tack on to any premier party that's got money to spend just to get more out of it.

I know a lot of rookies on average make less than 500,000 their first year and after taxes it is only around 350,000 perhaps.
You still got to wait around after your first 4 weeks to pick up a 60,000 dollar paycheck but the food bill you got to pay that moment.

I guess being in a little debt is ok considering you'll be making huge money later I guess.
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post #7 of 22
9/10/09 at 9:36pm
does only the first rounder get this treatment, or does the poor dumbfuck picked in round 8 have to do the same thing?
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post #8 of 22
9/10/09 at 9:37pm
He signed a 5-year contract with $10mn guaranteed
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post #9 of 22
9/10/09 at 9:39pm
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Originally Posted by milosz View Post
He signed a 5-year contract with $10mn guaranteed

Ok that's different then!!
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post #10 of 22
9/10/09 at 9:49pm
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Originally Posted by sho'nuff View Post
I know a lot of rookies on average make less than 500,000 their first year and after taxes it is only around 350,000 perhaps.

Don't think this is true for the first round draft pick, who is the specific target for the hazing.
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post #11 of 22
9/10/09 at 9:50pm
Guys, do the math. Event Service Charge = Gratuity 17% and Admin Charge 3%. It's not an extra charge. Gratuity is self explanatory and admin is probably for reasons stated previously.
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what fucking pussy got a raspberry sorbet???? philip rivers?
Nice This reminds me of Ryan Leaf. He was such a pussy he cried about a $3,000 bill.
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post #12 of 22
9/10/09 at 9:54pm
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does only the first rounder get this treatment, or does the poor dumbfuck picked in round 8 have to do the same thing?

Just the first rounder.
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post #13 of 22
9/10/09 at 10:21pm
I didn't know this but some nba bench warmers (usually guards and smaller forwards) make only 45000 or less per year. Now I would suspect nfl making less than nba that this would be even more prevalent in football due to the number of players on a team for redundancy.

Imagine the pressures these guys have in society: friends, 'acquaintances', family, people you meet in the street. All wanting him to foot the bill on something because he 'made it' in the nfl or nba. He's got to explain he makes only 45 grand like two dozen times a week just to get by unscathed and without someone calling him a cheapskate.

I'm not in their shoes and I can't imagine what stresses they go through.

I remember a thanksgiving laker game many years back and during halftime they ran a clip of a few short interviews with some lakers on what they were thankful for.
I remember robert horry sarcastically (and not smiling I might add) how he was "so thankful" for all the friends and family who constantly bug him for money, handouts, and financial support. It was plainly a complaint by him and that was when I first realized these guys in the limelight have more stresses than I thought. He definitely made more than 5 million a year back then but imagine how much of this hassle he has to go through that he wanted to voice his complaint.
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post #14 of 22
9/11/09 at 12:07am
Bare minimum for an NFL rookie is $310k.
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post #15 of 22
9/11/09 at 12:27am
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Originally Posted by sho'nuff View Post
I didn't know this but some nba bench warmers (usually guards and smaller forwards) make only 45000 or less per year. Now I would suspect nfl making less than nba that this would be even more prevalent in football due to the number of players on a team for redundancy.

Imagine the pressures these guys have in society: friends, 'acquaintances', family, people you meet in the street. All wanting him to foot the bill on something because he 'made it' in the nfl or nba. He's got to explain he makes only 45 grand like two dozen times a week just to get by unscathed and without someone calling him a cheapskate.

I'm not in their shoes and I can't imagine what stresses they go through.

I remember a thanksgiving laker game many years back and during halftime they ran a clip of a few short interviews with some lakers on what they were thankful for.
I remember robert horry sarcastically (and not smiling I might add) how he was "so thankful" for all the friends and family who constantly bug him for money, handouts, and financial support. It was plainly a complaint by him and that was when I first realized these guys in the limelight have more stresses than I thought. He definitely made more than 5 million a year back then but imagine how much of this hassle he has to go through that he wanted to voice his complaint.

You sure? It does not seem like it. Most (all?) professional sports (Hockey, Football, Basketball, Baseball...) have collective agreements with minimum salaries.

http://www.nba.com/news/cba_minimumsalary_050804.html

Compare that (and the NFL figure) above to this "The CFL minimum salary is $39,000. Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray is the highest-paid player with an annual salary of $400,000." (from 2007) I wonder how they haze the CFL rookies? Order a couple pizzas?
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