When FA players fly in for interviews ... who's pays for the travel expenses? (1 Viewer)

[Great Dane]

Seems like FA players rack up a lot of air miles points. Just curious. Who pays for the travel expenses? The team or the player? Anybody?

 

[soggymoss]

The team

 

[latechsaint26]

I saw Ted Ginn at LAI when he was visiting the Saints and his bags had like special Saints luggage tags. It looked like NFL had some deal with the airport.

 

[timpoulos]

Um these guys are millionaires. Does it matter?

 

[Walter White]

I always wondered that myself.

 

[parlorcitysaint]

Must be nice. In almost every other industry, I'm responsible for getting myself to the interview.

 

[Taker597]

Um these guys are millionaires. Does it matter?

But most of them aren't lol. Only like half of them are.

 

[zeetes]

But most of them aren't lol. Only like half of them are.

udfas especially

 

[zatsnzapps]

There was a story on espn.com about the FA circuit, featuring Sterling Moore, from December that mentions it. It's a very good read - a little long. Here's the snippet about the expenses:

Kerley and Moore experienced landing around midnight, reaching the hotel around 1 a.m. only to depart the hotel at 5:45 a.m. for the start of the day because most teams schedule workouts in the morning. All expenses, of course, paid for by the team bringing them in.

http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/...er-and-a-hope-life-on-the-nfls-tryout-circuit

 

[Hey BAY BAY!!!]

Agent

 

[NatureBoy]

If you are trying to recruit and impress someone do you send them a ticket or an invitation?

 

[LuvNOLA]

Might also depend on how big of a “star” they are & how much the team wants them.

I remember reading a story about Kurt Warner, & how the Vikes or 49ers, or some team sent their private jet, to wine & dine Kurt & Brenda.

Also when Brett Farve was crying & retiring 58 times, teams were always sending their private jets down to Mississippi to pick him up.

 

[Merl]

Agent

Wrong.

 

[Treybad]

Have had job interviews out of state were they compt me my gas, rental car, hotel , and food.

 

[Merleaux]

Might also depend on how big of a “star” they are & how much the team wants them.

I remember reading a story about Kurt Warner, & how the Vikes or 49ers, or some team sent their private jet, to wine & dine Kurt & Brenda.

Also when Brett Farve was crying & retiring 58 times, teams were always sending their private jets down to Mississippi to pick him up.

??????? @ when Brett Farve was crying & retiring 58 times