If I had a relative that was in the Super Bowl, you KNOW I would be on them to get me tickets!  I knew during the regular season players are very limited on how many tickets they get and guess what?!  It’s the same when it comes to the Super Bowl.  I can’t even imagine how stressful this is on a player.  Not only to be in New Orleans trying to focus & win the title, but to have all kinds of family members nagging to get tix.
Check out the report after the jump…

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According to Michael David Smith at PFT:

Players on the 49ers and Ravens are finding out one of the down sides of playing in the Super Bowl this week: Your friends and relatives assume you have free tickets to give them.

In reality, players in the Super Bowl get two free tickets and the opportunity to buy a limited number of tickets at face value, which ranges from $850 to $1,250. Some players are spending tens of thousands of dollars to bring large contingents of friends and family to the game — and even then they’re finding that relatives are asking for more.

Players on both the 49ers and the Ravens have said this week that the most important thing was getting all ticket requests taken care of last week, so that they could focus on actually preparing to play in the game this week. When you’re playing in the Super Bowl, you don’t want to spend your time worrying about all your relatives who want to go to the Super Bowl.