SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- StubHub, the
world's largest event marketplace, teamed up with the NFL Players
Association (NFLPA) to empower current and former players to
realize their career goals after life on the field. As part of the
NFLPA's Externship program, Quincy
Enunwa of the New York Jets, Ben
Koyack of the Jacksonville Jaguars, and recent Super Bowl
champion Josh Andrews of the
Minnesota Vikings (formerly of the Philadelphia Eagles) will
participate in a three-week immersive business experience program
at StubHub's headquarters in San
Francisco. In addition to and separate from the NFLPA's
Externship program, StubHub announced they will pilot a year-long
paid Fellowship program with the NFLPA later this year for
transitioning NFL players evaluating their next career moves.
"We see both current and former NFL players as extremely
valuable individuals," said Scott
Jablonski, StubHub's General Manager of NFL, NBA & NHL.
"They're one-in-a-million successes who've dedicated their lives to
achieving their on-the-field goals. StubHub sees this program not
only as a valuable investment for our organization; in concert with
the NFLPA, we look forward to providing value to the program
participants and helping them find their next passions
off-the-field."
In its fifth year, the 2018 NFLPA Externship program pairs 41
athletes with 20 organizations that best fit participants'
interests and career development goals. As part of StubHub's NFLPA
Externship program, players will learn what it's like to work in a
fast-paced Silicon Valley business environment, tasked with solving
a real-life business problem and presenting the solution to
StubHub's leadership upon completion of the program. Each player
will be assigned a mentor and learn every aspect of StubHub's
business, from technology and finance to sitting in on customer
service calls to helping fans find the perfect seats and tickets at
StubHub's Flagship ticket location in New
York City.
"I chose StubHub for my NFLPA Externship program because I was
looking for a company that blends sports, technology and customer
experience," said Quincy Enunwa, New
York Jets wide receiver. "It's important to expand my knowledge and
explore opportunities outside of football, and I look forward to
working with StubHub and the NFLPA to find my career path off the
field."
StubHub's NFLPA Externship program kicks off Tuesday, February 20th at StubHub's
headquarters in San Francisco and
will conclude on March
10th at StubHub's Flagship ticket location in
New York City, where players will
deliver a seamless fan experience for NCAA's Big East and ACC
basketball tournaments.
StubHub and the NFLPA's Fellowship initiative will be a separate
program and will kick off later this year.
About StubHub
At StubHub, our mission is simple: help
fans find fun. We connect fans with their favorite teams, shows and
artists and introduce them to the ones they'll love next. As the
largest ticket marketplace in the world, we enable fans to buy and
sell tickets to tens of thousands of events, whenever they want,
through our desktop and mobile experiences, including our StubHub
app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android. Offering a superior
fan experience at its core, StubHub reinvented the ticket resale
market in 2000 and continues to lead it through innovation. Our
industry firsts include the introduction of the first ticketing
application, the first interactive seat mapping tool and the first
live entertainment rewards program, Fan Rewards™. Our business
partners include more than 130 properties in MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and
NCAA, plus AEG, AXS and Spectra Ticketing & Fan Engagement.
With the acquisition of Ticketbis in August
2016, throughout the world, StubHub provides the total
end-to-end event going experience. StubHub is an eBay company
(NASDAQ: EBAY). For more information on StubHub, visit
StubHub.com or follow @StubHub on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
or YouTube.com/StubHub.
About the NFL Players Association
The National
Football League Players Association is the union for professional
football players in the National Football League. Established in
1956, the NFLPA has a long history of assuring proper recognition
and representation of players' interests. The NFLPA has shown that
it will do whatever is necessary to assure that the rights of
players are protected—including ceasing to be a union, if
necessary, as it did in 1989. In 1993, the NFLPA again was
officially recognized as the union representing the players, and
negotiated a landmark Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NFL.
The current CBA will govern the sport through 2020. Learn more at
www.nflpa.com.
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