Former NFL player reveals SHOCK item teams wouldn't pay for

Employers return different approaches to worker benefits and NFL teams are nary different, arsenic erstwhile NFL players Ross Tucker and Darren Waller explained during a caller interview.

A journeyman violative lineman-turned podcast host, Tucker asked nan precocious retired Waller astir his experiences playing for nan Ravens, Raiders and Giants.

'I for illustration nan Giants a lot,' Waller told Tucker. 'You tin show nan ownership and nan group upstairs are very present. I deliberation that was nan first squad I was connected that paid for your massages and acupuncture and each those small things. [They] took that disconnected of your plate.'

Tucker had a different acquisition playing for nan rival Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots.

'None of my teams paid for massages,' Tucker wrote online aft nan question and reply went live. 'Heck, nan Cowboys payroll deducted for lunch.'

Ross played for nan Cowboys successful 2002 arsenic 'America's Team' went 5-11 for coach Dave Campo.

Waller is not unsocial successful his appreciation for nan Giants, who classed ninth successful nan NFL Players Association's yearly squad study cards past year.

The Giants are known to regularly invited players' families to nan installation successful East Rutherford, New Jersey and person an yearly family time during training camp.

'They conscionable do things nan correct way,' Waller told Tucker. 'The measurement they dainty families coming up for training campy and getting each that group up – it's conscionable those small things that matter that show they attraction astir individual players.'

Not each NFL squad is truthful good liked.

The Atlanta Falcons sewage an 'F' successful the 2024 subordinate survey arsenic immoderate complained location is simply a deficiency of toilets and nan bath ventilation is poor.

The Bengals person besides faced plumbing issues.

'… half of nan showers successful their locker room don't usability properly, lacking either lukewarm h2o aliases capable h2o pressure,' publication nan study findings.

'They besides mention persistent plumbing issues, leaving them pinch only 5 functioning toilets for nan full team.'

But nary team's bath business is rather arsenic dire arsenic nan Buccaneers', according to nan survey.

'The players opportunity nan locker room is not clean, perpetually smelly and has a persistent bug rumor successful nan showers,' publication nan report. 'They besides mention that nan sauna is soiled and/or moldy, mini and perpetually breaking down.'