Well somehow The Smoking Gun obtained a copy of "The Pittsburgh Steelers 2007 Hotel Requirements" which was distributed by the team to each of the hotels where the team will stay prior to home and road games. Needless to say, the excess and luxury that these players receive is unbelievable, not to mention the detail that the handbook goes into and the hoops that all the hotels have to jump through to host the team. Interestingly, the minibars are not allowed to be stocked with any booze, booze can't be ordered by players via room service, and unfortunately for Ravens fans who might like to fuck with the Steelers players when they visit Baltimore, only the Steelers traveling secretaries are allowed to set up wake-up calls. Anyway, it makes for interesting reading.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0813071steelers1.html
August 16, 2007
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You've got it all wrong. Coach Timlin is bringing a new brand of toughness to the Steelers.
Did you read the whole thing? I didn't see anything all that excessive or luxurious. They have some team meals at the hotel, and they get some special check-in considerations (which you would expect). All I saw was evidence of an organization with extreme attention to detail.
And J-Red, you're struggling with names this week. It's Tomlin. Timlin was a relief pitcher Orioles (and other teams') fans would rather forget.
You're right, I was describing the attention to detail as excessive. However, reading all the food that the players receive, especially for a nighttime "snack" seemed to me to be both luxurious and excessive. But I'm sure other teams are more glam and full of excess. I just found this very interesting to see what life is like on the road.
Great. I wrote Timlin because I wouldn't sure of the FIRST name. See what happens when Comcast wants me to pay for NFL Network? My football brain is atrophying.
And I like that I can now just troll Inner Harbor hotels til I find one with coolers near the elevators. Then I can just run up and down the halls screaming. Better yet, I could pull an LT and send all the girls from Night Shift over to check up on them around 4a.
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