The NFL players union has set up a system to provide safe rides for its members. The agreement with Uber Technologies allows players to use smartphone technology to connect to reliable drivers. In a statement released Wednesday, the union says the partnership ''underscores the NFLPA's ongoing commitment to ensuring its members have access to safe, discreet and professional transportation when they need it.'' Beginning this month, NFL players will be able to summon a ride in any of Uber's international locations, including nearly 17 NFL cities and Pro Bowl host Honolulu, once a ride is requested via Uber's smartphone app, a ride will arrive within minutes. Uber and the union will distribute personalized key chain cards containing ride credits to every active NFL player. ''Certainly the issue of player safety and community safety continues to lead us to find new and better ways to keep our players safe and members of the community safe,'' said NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith. ''We've brought state-of-the-art technology and marketing in this effort to keep the players and the community safe. ''In our world, we know discipline plays a part in changing behavior, but we really wanted to start this to look at doing a better job by treating it as a public health and safety and responsibility challenge. We believe this partnership with Uber meets that.'' By using the smartphone app, players will be able to summon a ride without having to make an actual phone call or give directions, a GPS system is built into the program. Source: Associated Press
Don't they do this same crap year round? Problem is,these dumbass players never call,they just drive drunk.stoned or whatever!
I figured all of the leagues had this as did the ncaa! hell,thelocal single a team has this set up in my tiny area!
What a crock of crap, talk about window dressing!! Some teams have a limo service for players and that don't stop them driving.How about the NFLPA & NFL grow a pair and get real.I live in Australia and rugby players were doing this crap,teams would fire them and another team would give the guy a chance.The only solution was the League deciced it would not register a contract for a player who had been dismissed by another club for disciplinary reasons,which meant the players career was toast.Problem solved! :angry2:
i agree. i thought they already had a program in place. apparently that was just a bunch of bullcrap.
