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Chicago Bears rookie wide receiver Tyler Scott may have had a slight heart attack at a team dinner.
The rookie fell victim to a common NFL prank in which the veterans run up an exorbitant dinner bill and lay it on the rookie.
Chicago Bears players pranked rookie Tyler Scott about paying for a $20,500 dinner. ??
(Video via reece_jmm/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/pnCtFSy3CF
— Daniel Greenberg (@ChiSportUpdates) August 19, 2023
Fellow Bears wide receiver Daurice Fountain was filming the video. Scott, unaware that he was being pranked, looked completely stressed out. “Look at his face!” Look at his face!”, Fountain can be heard exclaiming.
The bill was for $20,501.81, which would be a tough pill to swallow on a rookie salary.
Fountain captioned the video “this is a joke, for all y’all financial advisors,” followed by the laughing emoji.
Every year, we see a similar story of veterans pranking rookies. This lighthearted hazing is a rite of passage in the NFL.
Bryce Lazenby covers college football for Saturday Down South. A Nashville native, his previous stops include FanSided, Dimers, and The Leaf-Chronicle.
