by: Alex Byington • 12 minutes ago • _AlexByington
The NFL is reportedly set to levvy serious fines and possible suspensions against at least 100 players from approximately half of the league’s 32 teams for allegedly selling their personal Super Bowl LIX ticket allottment for above face value, which goes against league policies, according to ESPN.
ESPN cited an agreement between the NFL and the NFL Players Association that dictates players who violate the rule will be fined 1.5-times the face ticket value and lose access to their league-allotted Super Bowl tickets for the next two years. Any violating players that decline the financial punishment could face suspension from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, league and union sources told ESPN.
ESPN’s sources revealed the total number of potential NFL violators was “in excess of 100,” including some that have already accepted their fines to avoid suspensions. ESPN obtained a recent NFL memo sent to all 32 teams that announced a league-wide investigation revealed that select team employees and players sold tickets to a “small number of ‘bundlers’ who were working with a ticket reseller.”
And any players and employees who have been found to have worked directly with the bundlers or “otherwise had a greater role … will face increased penalties,” the memo read, according to ESPN.