According to the Athens Banner-Herald, Cutler gave four tickets to then-Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford for a Broncos-Falcons game at the Georgia Dome November 16. Stafford then gave three of the tickets to his Bulldog teammates.
Needless to say, the NCAA frowns on such gifts and Georgia, after investigating a tip from the NFL Players Association, self-reported the secondary violation along with three others involving the football program.
Fullback Shaun Chapas told The Banner-Herald that he received one of the tickets, and that the players were made to donate $40 -- the face value of each ducats -- to the Boys and Girls Club of Athens.
The paper obtained their initial information through an open records request, where they notified SEC commissioner Mike Slive of a potential violation on December 10. On January 9, two days after Stafford officially declared for the draft, Georgia self-reported the violation to the NCAA.
The NFLPA was initially concerned that an agent had made improper contact with a Georgia player when they notified the school.
Jay Cutler? Lack of foresight as to the effects of his actions?! Causing problems for others with his "I'm Jay Cutler" attitude??!! The HELL you say!!
This is dumb. This is obviously not a Reggie Bush/OJ Mayo situation. What probably happened was that Cutler met Stafford scouting/practicing/getting iceream at the Georgia dome, thought he was an alright guy, and gave him some tickets.
The same thing would probably happen if you or I happened to impress Jay Cutler with our wit/clothes/starting quarterback jobs/whatever.