The National Football League is implementing stricter measures against individuals associated with teams who attempt to profit by reselling their Super Bowl tickets. According to reports from the Associated Press, the league has penalized approximately 100 players and 24 team personnel for offering Super Bowl 59 tickets at prices exceeding their original value.
Sabrina Perel, the NFL’s chief compliance officer, is said to have communicated with clubs on Friday, outlining an ongoing inquiry into the matter and referencing a league regulation that forbids the reselling of NFL tickets “for amounts greater than the ticket’s printed value or the amount the employee originally paid,” as reported by the Associated Press.
In the statement, obtained by the Associated Press, Perel indicated that the NFL’s probe remains active. She noted that the league discovered some team employees and players had sold their tickets to a select group of “aggregators,” who then proceeded to sell the tickets at inflated prices.
Players will be subject to a penalty equivalent to 1.5 times the original ticket cost, and they will be barred from purchasing tickets to the subsequent two Super Bowls, unless they are participants in the game, according to the AP. Club employees could face penalties reaching up to double the ticket’s face value.
Those determined to have collaborated with “aggregators” will be given supplementary disciplinary actions, according to reports from the AP.
Super Bowl 59, which took place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, had an attendance of 65,719 spectators. The Superdome is capable of seating a maximum of 73,208 people for football events.
Attendees witnessed the Philadelphia Eagles achieving a dominant win over the Kansas City Chiefs, with a final score of 40-22. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was recognized as the Super Bowl MVP following an outstanding performance, marked by three touchdowns — two achieved through passing and one through rushing — guiding the Eagles to their first Super Bowl title since the 2017 season.
