Jersey chasers beware. NFL players and their families sometimes need to unwind, relax, and socialize with each other. But that doesn’t mean anyone else is invited. In fact, former NFL WAG Rachel Terrill divulged that there are some very specific unwritten rules that are strictly adhered to when it comes to social gatherings. In the second installment of her Sports Illustrated op-ed entitled “The rules of being an NFL wife” she pens, “Do not bring anyone with you to team functions besides your children. This includes your sisters, your brothers, and your best friends. Out of protection for everyone’s privacy, only immediate NFL families are welcome into the closed world of other NFL families. Team gatherings are a safe place away from reporters, fans, and groupies.” Unsurprisingly, the teams vigilantly guard their closed ranks from outsiders.
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Interestingly, the National Hockey League also follows a similar rule pertaining to the (in)famous Wives’ Room. New girlfriends can only enter once they’ve attended an event hosted by an NHL wife, and then, if approved, will she be allowed access to the room. Former NHL star Sean Avery dishes, per Vice, “After a few months, a new girlfriend gets eased in. But she’s not walking up to the table where the captain, and the goalie’s wife, and the all-star defencemen’s wife are sitting… You have to work your way up.” There are rules and codes for everything, and the NHL and NFL WAGS have just shifted the goalposts.
