Sticking rookies with a bill for an outrageous meal is a longstanding NFL tradition, and on Monday nightBaltimore Ravens rookie defensive tackle Carl Davis found himself on the receiving end of the financial blast.
Davis tweeted out a photo of his receipt:
Sweet mercy, an $11,500 bill. Plus: $1,800 for a tip? Come on. Speaking as a former waiter, there isnothing a server does at a high-end steakhouse that justifies two months' mortgage payments for maybe three hours of work. Waiting tables at a kid-filled pizza joint, on the other hand...
Also worth noting: Davis has a base salary of $435,000 with a prorated signing bonus of $156,000, meaning a total salary of about $591,000. That seems like plenty, and it is, but consider: if you happen to make $59,000 a year, this is the equivalent of paying $1,100 for a single dinner. Suddenly NFL players going broke after earning tens of millions of dollars doesn't seem quite so surprising, does it?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...500-bill-for-team-11-500-bill-for-team-dinner dinner-164824568.html
Davis tweeted out a photo of his receipt:
Sweet mercy, an $11,500 bill. Plus: $1,800 for a tip? Come on. Speaking as a former waiter, there isnothing a server does at a high-end steakhouse that justifies two months' mortgage payments for maybe three hours of work. Waiting tables at a kid-filled pizza joint, on the other hand...
Also worth noting: Davis has a base salary of $435,000 with a prorated signing bonus of $156,000, meaning a total salary of about $591,000. That seems like plenty, and it is, but consider: if you happen to make $59,000 a year, this is the equivalent of paying $1,100 for a single dinner. Suddenly NFL players going broke after earning tens of millions of dollars doesn't seem quite so surprising, does it?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...500-bill-for-team-11-500-bill-for-team-dinner dinner-164824568.html
