As an exercise in gifting readers with a story they’re familiar with—but told in more depth, with nuance and complexity—Sports Illustrated reached out to 40 NFL players. Some retired 40 years ago, others haven’t retired at all. Of those, 25 responded. Some called. Most responded via text message. All made the basics, expectations and standards of NFL gifting clear.
You can read the full story here, but below are the 20 unwritten rules of NFL gift giving.
