This is such a great idea created by the NFLPA. There is NO reason that any player should drink & drive or get pulled over for a DUI. There’s just way too many options.
Check out this app…
Via ESPN:
The NFL Players Association 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 20 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. The New York Times reported that players will be offered credits totaling $200 to entice them to use the service.
“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,” NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said. “We’ve brought state-of-the-art technology and marketing in this effort to keep the players and the community safe.
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