Is insanely expensive rookie dinner outrageous? It is a long-living tradition in the league where a rookie player of the team pays for expensive dinners, trips to Las Vegas, exotic dancers, etc. Ex-Cowboy, Dez Bryant recalled the time when as a rookie he had to pay $50,000 for a dinner. Well, fans were furious when one such expensive rookie dinner took place. The Kansas City Chiefs, WR Skyy Moore had to pay for it.
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The team members often order the most expensive shots on the menu, the best steak, and many other luxurious things at these dinners. Even though the league dislikes these dinner parties and is trying to eliminate them, it won’t happen any time soon. Because the athletes think of it as a ritual of passage.
When Skyy Moore shared the picture of the bill from the dinner on his Twitter account, the fans commented quickly. It incensed them that the tradition of the rookie dinner will probably render a player bankrupt at the end of his career.
Fans bolted on the Kansas City Chiefs WR
The amount of the dinner was $22,730! That’s an unimaginable amount of money for dinner. But this is not the first time a rookie dinner cost so much. The media have called these rookie dinners a type of hazing. However, extremely popular players call them business meals.
When the waitress hands you the bill for rookie dinner ……. pic.twitter.com/RWbtbvSSpd
— 24 (@skyymoore24) August 28, 2022
Also, if the top rookie earned $40 or $50 million as signing bonuses, the dinners cost $50,000 to $100,000.
A user who pointed out that saving money for rookie players is more important.
That's 22 thousand down the drain. Just because your a rookie doesn't mean other should take advantage of you. When they have been in the league longer. Average nfl player career is 3.3 years. While 78 percent of athletes go broke 3 years after retiring. Save your money be smart.
— WillyTheKid (@WillyTheKid1881) August 28, 2022
A user commented that the money should have been used for social good instead of a lavish party.
Tradition. I get it. People in this country are financially in ruins due the Covid effects and inflation. Someone should have said hey man, let’s donate this to some cause in KC this season.
— NoMoFredo (@Dude6969696969) August 28, 2022
This user who wants to know everything that the gang ate!
Heck naw if spend 20k+ you better bring me out an itemized receipt with some details! I want to even know where the pepper came from and how much! It better look like an auto loan contract! We all signing in 5 places and getting copies of each!
— Jonny Vegas (@vegas_stocks) August 28, 2022
A good idea to escape the payment of the bill.
Tell them you’re going to the bathroom and don’t come back 😂
— ChiefsFan (@ChiefsFan2408) August 28, 2022
This user said that the bill was a prank. That explains the round figure amount and why the bill was not itemized.
Lmao just heard MVS talk about it on stream. This wasn’t the real bill. It was a prank lol
— Darren (@duncbaii) August 28, 2022
The bill was so expensive that it shocked the user!
Dayum!! Did the entire team eat 🥴😩
— Shony Shon (@ShonyShon) August 28, 2022
However, this user thinks that the rookie dinner is a good practice as it may help with knowing the teammates better.
Why are people getting upset over this? Rookie dinner is tradition. He gets paid 1.8M before he even steps on the field with his signing bonus and has 3.5M guaranteed coming. Its a 1 time thing and now he can move on with teammates that have embraced him knowing he paid his dues.
— Jimmy Dembowski (@DembowskiJames) August 28, 2022
A user thought Moore paying for the dinner is unfair.
That’s too ridiculous. They should be buying you. That’s not what good leaders do.
— Kevin Brown (@bigbrownCLE) August 28, 2022
There are many players who do not mind the long-living tradition. Even the players who play for them think of it as a bonding experience.
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