Vikings coach Mike Tice violated scalping policy

By Alex Guzman  |   Wednesday, April 06, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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National Football League commissioner Paul Tagliabue said that Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Tice broke league rules by reselling Super Bowl tickets. He will likely be fined by the league for scalping the coveted tickets. Tagliabue stated that the punishment probably will not include a suspension.

Tice was investigated by the NFL for heading up a ticket-scalping operation within the Vikings organization that included assistant coaches and some players. He denied buying tickets from players since he took over as Vikings coach in 2002, but acknowledged last month that he resold some of his personal allotment of 12 Super Bowl tickets last season and had also resold his tickets as a Vikings assistant coach from 1996-2001.

Each NFL player and assistant coach has the right to purchase up to two Super Bowl tickets at face value, which this year was $500 and $600 depending on the seat. But they must sign a document saying they won't resell them at a profit. Tagliabue said the NFL has investigated situations involving other teams, but no franchise has been found in violation.

Tice is heading into the final year of a contract that ranks him at the bottom of the league's head coaches, in terms of salary.
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