It's an NFL rookie ritual as old as time: Paying the dinner tab for teammates.
49ers rookie wide receiver Deebo Samuel was the latest victim.
Now, we aren't talking a quick trip to pick up a few pizzas with a side of chicken wings because you decided to treat yourself that day. The meal can cost up to the thousands -- even tens of thousands -- of dollars.
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SIGN UP HERE Samuel's damage? $3,700 at Shanahan's, the steakhouse co-owned by Mike Shanahan in Denver. Guess 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan -- Mike's son -- couldn't get the guys a discount.
The 49ers' wide receivers had steak, of course, but they also filled themselves with crab legs, lobster mac and cheese, calamari, crab cakes and a seafood tower. According to the menu, that tower includes giant shrimp cocktail, Maine lobster tails, Alaskan King crab legs, oysters on the half shell, clarified butter, dijon aioli, as well as cocktail and mignonette sauce.
The party ordered two of them.
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They also evened themselves out with broccoli and spinach.
Welcome to the NFL, rookie, although we're sure the $3.6 million signing bonus that Samuel reportedly received as a second-round draft pick helped lessen the sting of the hefty tab.
