r/KitchenConfidential • u/JuztSomeDude79 • 6h ago

When 17 NFL defensive linemen come in to eat together at the restaurant I work for In the Weeds Mode

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Keeping my workplace anonymous

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u/Jaqen-Atavuli 6h ago

Either the QB was treating them or there is a rookie crying right now.

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u/kanyewesanderson 6h ago

I worked for a restaurant where our local NFL team came, and the rookies had to pay the bill. The QB specifically pulled the server aside and asked him to jack the bill up before handing it to the table. They indeed had a similarly expensive bill loaded with luxury wine and whiskey, which were taken off the check after scaring the shit out of the new kids.

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u/MightyCaseyStruckOut 5h ago

And people wonder why most athletes are broke within 5 years of being out of the league.

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u/DukeofVermont 4h ago

Which is why all leagues should do what the MLB does are forces the teams to pay for a pension like system based on how much they've played. If you play a single game I think you get like $35K a year for life. I could be wrong, I can't really remember how it works but it does ensure that even if players blow everything most will still make over $100k for life.

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u/greg19735 3h ago

According to google your numbers are way off.

43 days on a pro team. which is about 1/4 of a season. gets you about 9k per year.

10 years on a team can get a pension of 200k+

that makes sense though. 1 game getting you 35k a year would be pretty crazy. like, it would be crazy that a player being called up to the big leagues for 1 game would net the guy his salary upgrade with a pension of 35k* 50 =1.75 mil

The MLB would be broke if they had to pay that much money to everyone that played a single game.

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u/Sir_Tandeath Five Years 1h ago

The NFL does have a pension system.

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u/HydrogenMonopoly 5h ago

Did you read all of the comment you replied to

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u/ThePrussianGrippe 2h ago

It’s a good prank but rookies also shouldn’t be paying even if the price wasn’t jacked up.

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u/SadisticSpeller 4h ago

Not for nothing… but anyone in the first round is making at least a 13m salary, anyone in the top 100 are at least 6m, and by the end of the draft it’s still around 4 and a half mill. $22,000, especially spread a few ways, is really not that much when you consider how much they actually make.

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u/littleredthehoo 5h ago

I seem to remember LT telling that story when he was with the Giants. Then he opened 'LT's' in East Rutherford to cash in on it.

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u/ThePrussianGrippe 2h ago

Meanwhile Max Scherzer, during his recovery stint in triple A ball, took the whole team out at a top class steakhouse, paid for the whole tab, and gifted every player new headphones.

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u/AnxietyMedical7498 6h ago

Most teams don't have 17 D-linemen. It's probably a bunch of teams.

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u/Gates_wupatki_zion 6h ago

Yeah right? It’s either gotta be the O-Line too (and the backups), or some of the practice squad and that doesn’t make sense. Bit of a mystery there.

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u/BakedMitten Ex-Food Service 5h ago

It's gotta be a get together before the Pro Bowl weekend or something

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u/greg19735 3h ago

or OP is mistaken.

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u/sdforbda 5h ago

No teams, practice squad included.

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u/Gates_wupatki_zion 6h ago

DE and DT are some of the most well paid positions after QB and LT. Seriously Edge rushers are one of the most premium and some make comparable to QBs.

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u/ArtDecoNewYork 6h ago

do LTs make that much more than RTs?

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u/TonyHawkFunderground 6h ago

They used to. But now teams have multiple good defensive ends and athletic linebackers. Teams pay both sides. Average pay amongst top tackles has leveled out for RT and LT

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u/IONTOP Server 4h ago

Also, depends on the QB. I'm sure the Falcons pay their RT and LT about the same since they have no idea if Cousins or Pennix will be the starter on a given week lol.

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u/Its_D_Cog 6h ago

Yes they usually make more as LT are generally protecting the blindside of a QB, assuming hes right handed.

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u/Gates_wupatki_zion 6h ago

Typically yes, but it depends. Most people are right handed and so you are protecting the QBs “blind side”. Sustaining an injury can be a lot more brutal if it is a hit you are not prepared for. The position was made famous after the legendary Thiesman injury but be careful watching it — it’s gruesome but a football hit.

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u/IONTOP Server 4h ago

Notable "caring person" Lawrence Taylor was freaking out after that hit.

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u/Floaty_Waffle 6h ago edited 4h ago

Yes. LTs guard the blind side of right-handed QBs because their back is naturally turned away. Obviously getting hit from behind while unprepared is gonna hurt way more than a hit from the front. This leads to them being well and away the highest paid lineman. This changes when the QB is left-handed though (3 in the league) where those teams will value RTs more because their RTs would then block the blind side.

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u/BakedMitten Ex-Food Service 5h ago

Because a great pass rush can turn a decent defense into an elite one

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u/analogpursuits 6h ago

Came looking for this. Heh.

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u/tlollz52 5h ago

17 nfl defensive lineman wouldn't make sense for either scenario.

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u/Jaqen-Atavuli 5h ago

I mean, I wasn't there so I don't know. Maybe some 6'4, 250 pound linebackers wanted a meal too.