From Daily Mail: At least 100 NFL players, as well as coaches and staff from around half of the 32 teams, have been accused of violating league rules by selling their Super Bowl tickets for above face-value.
That is according to a report Friday, which said an NFL investigation found that some employees and players flogged their tickets to a ‘small number of “bundlers”‘ who were working with a reseller to sell them for inflated fees.
All NFL players are allowed to buy two tickets at face-value. This year, when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas in New Orleans, prices reportedly ranged from $950 to $7,500. On resale sites, however, some tickets were going for close to $57,000.
ESPN reports that players face a possible fine of one-and-a-half-times the face value of the tickets, and suspension if they refuse to pay.Team employees who violated the policy face a fine of two times the face value of the tickets.
Violators also lose their right to tickets to the next two Super Bowls unless they are playing in the game. In that case, they could still buy seats.
Players and employees who had a “greater role” in the scheme “will face increased penaltie,” according to reports. This includes by working directly with the “bundlers.”
“Our initial investigation has determined that a number of NFL players and coaches, employed by several NFL Clubs, sold Super Bowl tickets for more than the ticket’s face value in violation of the policy,” the league told teams in a memo, according to ESPN.
“This long-standing League Policy, which is specifically incorporated into the Collective Bargaining Agreement, prohibits League or Club employees, including players, from selling NFL game tickets acquired from their employer for more than the ticket’s face value or for an amount greater than the employee originally paid for the ticket, whichever is less.
“We are in the process of completing our investigation into this matter, but the investigation has revealed that club employees and players sold their tickets to a small number of ‘bundlers’ who were working with a ticket reseller to sell the Super Bowl tickets above face value.”
The NFL said it would do additional training on the matter before the next Super Bowl
No one accused in the scandal has been named, and some have already paid their fine, according to ESPN.
Under an agreement between the league and the NFL Players Association, players who violated the rule will be fined 1½ times the face ticket value and lose their allotted tickets to the next two Super Bowls. If they are playing in the game, the players will have the chance to… pic.twitter.com/BijuEFB96Z
— ESPN (@espn) July 25, 2025
