Behind-the-scenes of taking an NFL team on the road

Every week, the NFL packs up and moves not only their team, but also 16,000 pounds of gear. How do they transport it all? Jan Crawford tagged along for the ride with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

[@NorthernWildsBummer]

The New York Jets came to my hometown for the past few years, and they would always come to the restaurant I worked at. So I had a pretty cool experience because I loved talking to the guys, and I can give you a quick rundown of their personalities. Antonio Cromartie was a pretty genuinely nice guy, and we talked for a while. Nick Mangold is really personable and he's hilarious. Geno Smith was pretty quiet and didn't really talk to us a lot, and I actually got to talk to Chris Ivory a lot, he was the man. But the coolest guy on the entire team was the equipment manager. He was super cool, and he would visit my restaurant multiple times a week, he was honestly like a friend to me for the few weeks he was here. His car was always full of dirty shoulder pads and practice jerseys, and he was always drenched in sweat from lugging around this equipment all day. He gave me a whole new respect for the behind the scenes guys in the NFL.

[@Dripawge]

James Kidd go jets

[@dubay1k934]

jets suck

[@Tommy-tw9sq]

that's awesome let's go jets

[@brady13001]

Cromartie is a good guy except for all 8 of his kids that he cant remember the names of.

[@rollsroyce7385]

James Kidd that's awesome...what an experience.😆👍👍

[@anasshahid224]

Really love these behind the scenes videos that show how much work goes into getting the stadium game ready 🙌👏👏👏

[@mkhanman12345]

I love them and will watch.

[@redcorsairs2010]

“Planned by a nutritionist” like 20 seconds ago I saw someone licking out Chick-Fila

[@DNSKansas]

If they're burning those calories as fast as they ingest them it's no big deal. And it's probably grilled chicken from Chik-Fil-A

[@DumbVentriloquism]

And the Smuckers PBJ too.

[@bradysmith5604]

Red Corsairs late but chick fil a is after the game and planned nutritionist is before. idea is the chick fil a or sometimes pizza is to regain the weight they lost. the nutritionist is to get their body full of the nutrients they need to be ready for their game

[@rubenruiz8464]

Who anything about him being a chef

[@elijahwilliams4111]

I'm not a linemen now but I have been before and usually they are unappreciated by other players sometimes even the head coach but for lovie smith to have them in first class that says a lot about him👍

[@Lightning48]

Elijah Williams too bad lovie wasn't appreciated by the owners. Players respected him and the Glazers just fired him..

[@elijahwilliams4111]

Nick Ho ik I was devastated

[@Lightning48]

Elijah Williams now look at them. Defense is so bad the offense could score 40pts and still lose

[@ethancrazyhorseharris6205]

most the time when guys don’t appreciate the OLine or DLine they probably aren’t playing at a very high level highschool max everybody knows without a line you not gonna win football games look at the chiefs in the super bowl didn’t have 2 tackles playing and mahomes had to run for his life

[@thebighandsome40]

If nfl players are paid to win football games, then what the fuck are the browns getting paid for?

[@TheTransformer333]

thebighandsome40 lol

[@TreySoSuave]

trying

[@EthanBigBlue]

who knows :/

[@jaydengadsden8844]

They are the definition of a participation trophy

[@gavinensinger3278]

thebighandsome40 nothing lol

[@willhewitt1649]

2:25 ....... she aint thinkin about no shoe!

[@djnosleeves85]

LMAO the arm measure is a dead give away

[@larrymcneil8038]

Will Hewitt 😂

[@simbalaband9635]

Will Hewitt 🤣🤣🤣

[@htx58]

I don’t get this joke

[@bigfloppa5731]

TALLADEGA95 she is thinking about BBC

[@drewconway7135]

"So how important is... timing?" she inquires. That's why I luv ya, CBS: you ask the insightful, need-to-know, hard-hitting questions no one else would think to ask.

[@rollsroyce7385]

Drew Conway 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@andypaulocelli109]

I know right? pure genius question from CBS.....lmao

[@walleball29]

not the only time she seen a size 18 and had that reaction

[@markt8517]

Alqasim Elnaggar lmfaooooo😂😂😂😂😂

[@mileskillian876]

Alqasim Elnaggar lol

[@typ.1453]

Exactly why I checked the comments 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rubenmoreno7770]

I like how when the lady said excuse me the reporter looked but didn't move

[@Kilometers-q1o]

The way she was measuring that size shoe. 2:30. She knows wat she doing if u know wat I mean

[@wyatt.arbuthnot]

Omg

[@ردودالافعال]

What does he mean?

[@gqn2]

the foot up her ass

[@AllroundSwizzy]

LMFAO .... i love how this is the top comment! exactly my thought

[@blackchang1981]

LMAO! I purposely came to the comments just to see if anyone else picked up on that.😂😂😂

[@chrishanssen1440]

"It's as big as my arm!" Something tells me that's not the first time she's said that 😂

[@adebolabloke6962]

She looks the type to be fair

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@Chris Hanssen She’s a ginger she’s the type 😂

[@ThadJarvis7952]

😂😂😂😂

[@DJBiv788]

I actually got the chance to drive this team over Thanksgiving weekend when they played @ Atlanta. So much does go into this. And the players are so nice.

[@offspringfan1288]

Just imagine baseball teams. They play like 120 games per year. Wow

[@pacoramirez7363]

+Keith Bittinger 162, actually. More if they make the playoffs.

[@wyatt5978]

+Paco Ramirez and spring training.

[@ObiWanKenobi]

but they don't use as much gear as football

[@wyatt5978]

Mudda Good Guy They use 12 dozen bats per player and there are 25 players on their roster, also they each have multiple gloves and they travel about every 3 days

[@ObiWanKenobi]

Wyatt they don't use 12 dozen bats per player. And football uses way more gear than baseball

[@keithmurray2576]

Hahaha its funny at 2:27 she actually knew what that was starting to sound like...had to catch herself.

[@midofmidlife]

Keith murray lol

[@sergiochavez1386]

Brown equipment crew:" screw this job , we're going to lose anyways

[@TheTransformer333]

sergio chavez lol

[@bowlchamps37]

You may love. But they have worked this to perfection. The Browns that is. Teams do copy them to a certain extend.

[@jackraber8476]

bowlchamps37 lol

[@ghgkr3727]

4:12 look at her trying to open the door xD

[@rb1_2_3baker7]

sergio chavez So try lol😂😂

[@nosyrosie3716]

Thank you guys for being amazing football players 🐱 for your fans to watch! 👍🏾

[@gdub454]

That was cool on the window of the bus.."Its a Buc's Life"...

[@chitown1856]

I work for United Airlines in Chicago and we work hard for passengers to get in and out safely... so big up's to all the United Airlines employees

[@ethanbellettini2730]

Chi town rip untied 2017

[@bricebridges3814]

Chi town 6 months later...

[@stephenmorgan6012]

Oh, the irony

[@Utonian21]

Yup, beating them and dragging them off for buying a plane ticket...

[@gunner.stacks]

dont drag too many people

[@TheNyquilDriver]

2:27 She knows what she did.

[@brettbender01]

what she do?

[@TheBuzz379]

+TheNyquilDriver Hahaha she was THAT girl

[@keithmurray2576]

Haha she was measuring that BBC.

[@scorpionz44]

"how important is timing?" "timing is everything" amazing journalism

[@lukec.7782]

How bout THAT airline food

[@lanceallen8766]

its reminds me of public school lunches and charter school lunches. At my public school the food is crap. At the charter school i went to, they had $10 lunches and its from a restraunt

[@Jimmy-fl8vp]

I wish they had Chick-fil-A sandwiches on all flights

[@ivanojeda3242]

lance allen dope

[@calebd512]

Luke C. We had chick fil a sandwiches you could buy in school, but maybe becus it was a brand new high school and I was in the first graduating class,.

[@DNSKansas]

The food is prepared at the facility and loaded onto the plane.

[@gusmoreno3167]

Now I understand why game tickets are so expensive.

[@benjaminsorenson]

It's because the players want a cut in tickets and concession pay.

[@DavidKateeba]

Benjamin Sorenson ?

[@PyroJake]

4:00 The entire meal is planned by a nutritionist 3:47 shows ton of chick fil a sandwiches

[@HeavenReservation]

excellent coverage

[@NPCBuilder]

Lmao reminded me of a porno when she said it's as big as my arm 😂😂

[@christianbravo8742]

Greatness Is here lmao ikr

[@FireHaloBestPlayer]

People like this need appreciation

[@samlauer8855]

4:11 lol the lady's in the way off the door

[@greg11311]

I enjoyed that. Never saw it from that perspective. I've always seen it from a broadcast setup point of view.

[@slapshot68]

The Browns deserve to fly in public planes

[@bowserjranfriends9164]

slapshot68 very true they should fly public till they can win

[@tylerconnelly7703]

slapshot68 nice

[@thomaslyden1029]

slapshot68 cause they suck

[@easypickens13]

slapshot68 they probably do

[@carlossol4115]

At least they make more money than you, so shut up

[@danieltravison2871]

Very efficient looking. Very professionally done. Well done.

[@ClearBrookExotics]

This was a great segment!

[@ricksannicandro6115]

She did a double take on that shoe. We knew what she was thinking..

[@Chavez787]

"That's like my arm.. look at that shoe..." lmaoooo

[@Orlandoprivatetransportation]

I use to work for Delta and did mostly college football games Kentucky , Florida , Georgia, Alabama I once loaded bags with Nick Saban it's not as hard as they make all of this look because theirs so much support in each position helping to get all of this accomplished not just one person and his cell phone

[@oscarfunes5626]

They deserve a recognition

[@willrobinson8846]

after watching this video, i have a found respect for career baseball players. 20 years of this. Wow

[@cathole612]

Great Video CBS! more behind the scene coverage would be great for future!!

[@GSonDunn]

It’s even crazier for players in the NHL because they have 82 games that span for like 5 months

[@Maddog4x4]

I’m buddy works for the Bucs! He flies with the team! He’s from Pittsburgh. Nice to see him when he comes home

[@slapfivellc7244]

How much you think people that work for a NFL TEAM MAKE

[@Maddog4x4]

@@slapfivellc7244 he makes good money. He’s just over 100k

[@brianwillis8447]

Lovie Smith should be riding in the baggage compartment.

[@snausages43]

+Brian Willis thanks, that made my day.

[@Soundafek]

+Brian Willis lmao!!

[@brianwillis8447]

Yes

[@snausages43]

After that game against Washington, they shouldn't have let him on the plane.

[@lv4billion838]

+rickdog02 What kind of question is that!?!?!

[@NFS305]

@4:58 so if they pack everything up at halftime, what do they wear in the second half?

[@TylerEubank]

The flight attendant ladies must love having them

[@derekashworth5884]

They do. Sports charters tend to be very high in seniority for flight crews, and the airline will usually keep the same crew for the team in order to maintain comfort and familiarity.

[@topsports5808]

Coordinator says: “Timing is everything” Lady says:”But it’s not the only thing”

[@BakerSkateboarding98]

NHL has it the hardest.

[@stephen2865]

+Victor Reyes - Well yeah, they also make the least amount of money of any sport...

[@Dabeaux]

+Stephen no, i think that professional ultimate frisby

[@rickjames5470]

+Stephen fuck no, there is so many sports that make way less

[@stephen2865]

+itsjabooom1 Obviously I'm relating to the 5 MAJOR sports people actually give a fuck about ( Baseball, Hockey, Football, Soccer, and Basketball).

[@stephen2865]

+itsjabooom1 Dude, you're an idiot to not assume I'm talking about sports with actual revenue. Any sport could be anything, like chess or polo or anything...so CLEARLY I did not just mean any sport. dipshit.

[@hokey8738]

I was at that Steelers game cuz I'm a buccuneers fan that live in Pennsylvania so it was pretty cool

[@small760]

Great Job Jan! :-)

[@William14094]

Should have done this for an NBA team. They travel WAY more!

[@danny00726]

+rickdog02 Private charter flights too.

[@nanagyambibi7426]

For those who think baseball is more difficult than football because of the traveling is missing the point. Yes baseball has way more games but the amount of equipment used to practice and play is far less than what is needed for a football team.

[@Wazykin]

Okay, well what about hockey then? Not missing the point now, are we?

[@midofmidlife]

Wazy pretty sure hockey teams have no where near as many players coaches and staff

[@sean2015]

But the bottom line is that football teams travel FAR less than teams in the other sports, especially NBA and NHL. Eight times a year, compared to 20-30 times for baseball teams and 41 times for NFL and NBA teams (some teams like the NY and NJ teams travel a bit less, obviously). Plus, football teams have far more downtime between travel days than the other three major sports leagues.

[@gorillashop337]

Never so much happened behind the scene Go Bucs!

[@Trd2020]

Awesome video

[@Jollvardscoots]

Hahaha this is nothing compared to what the nhl teams deal with. More equipment, plus they travel alot more than the nfl teams. And why doesn't the nfl teams have their own jets?

[@Bucboy1001]

Idk why that's funny, like seriously I don't get it.

[@Jollvardscoots]

Fire Dolphin They talk about it like it's the biggest problem in the world that they have to move "all that gear" like 8 times per season. I find that very ignorant and amusing

[@Bucboy1001]

Well there's a lot that goes into it in terms of planning and time management, regardless if it's done 8 times a year or more. You also have to consider there are more than three times as many NFL players and coaches on a given roster compared to an NHL team It's not ignorant at all. Just sounds like you want to shit on football for whatever reason. Should I remind you that baseball travels even more than hockey teams?

[@chrism7574]

Jollvardscoots For real, I remember in the military, we'd have to move thousands of pounds of gear in hours at least 15-20 times a year going out to the field. And since I was communications, a lot of that gear was classified and couldn't be packed up the day prior, so we had to wake up and get to work at like 3 in the morning to finish packing, organize which trucks the gear is going on, get them loaded, which trucks of ours were going, install comm equipment, withdraw rifles from the armory, and get all that done by like 6 only to be told that the truck drivers were late and wouldn't be ready until 11. So you'd think higher ups would learn and relax the time schedule, nope. Every damn time, hurry up and then wait for 5 hours. This moving NFL teams 8 times a year would be a cake walk for people who did that, as long as they pay enough.

[@cataterat8]

Jollvardscoots hockey does not have more gear

[@Moneygetjealous]

Imagine how hectic it must be for NBA managers for traveling.

[@user-sz6kp1tn6c]

all u carry is ur uniform, shoes, and phones and chargers that's pretty much it

[@jaytiafy]

I love how she compares the 18' black shoe with her whole forearm.

[@KaliLife619]

there are alotta things that are the size of your arm besides their shoes lady.

[@thatguyjunior9729]

ApexPredatoR 69 lmao😂😂😂😂

[@adobotravels]

This is interesting, they show more of this in TV! NFL NBA MLB NHL MLS players are all people too! :D

[@vsr6016]

That flight attendant tho

[@tomeckerle844]

My son does this for the Bengals. Works 80 hour weeks. He's 24. and wouldn't trade this gig for anything in the world.

[@Stoli18]

Did anyone else notice how awkward it was when the lady tried to get in the cabinet at 4:12 😂

[@JustinBlake2010]

Great work

[@terrell6573]

As a steelers fan, this was hard to watch...

[@blitzkrieg634]

Lets Talk About Stuff you should've seen the NFC championship...I'm a packer fan

[@joonant1]

Terrell It should be easy. Browns are like the special needs kid that gets abused by his 3 older brothers.

[@jaydenberrones1899]

Terrell as a Bucs fan it deserves a like

[@touavlogs]

she said.."wow its like my arm" lols

[@streakgod2464]

And now, the buccaneers are in the super bowl. And they don't even have to go through this travel process. Unbelievable.

[@angie1299]

Neat, seems bittersweet. You hate traveling but you want that ultimate goal. I have a different level of respect for the linesmen, Lovie is absolutely right. I feel that way as well, they don't get the respect they deserve and first class seating is more than appropriate.

[@Elitekiller72]

Makes you want to play for New England !!! We have extra large seats on our OWN plane ✈️

[@slapfivellc7244]

How much you think people that work for a NFL TEAM MAKE

[@mattycarleton]

In the NHL you have to move more than just equipment bags.. You also have to move skate sharpeners etc. FOR 41 games a year...

[@brianmaier7529]

That's interesting that they still have to go through TSA security for a privet chartered jet. Normally when you rent a privet jet, you just drive right up to it and walk on board.

[@derekashworth5884]

It's because the charter flights are operated under FAA Part 121 rules instead of Part 91 or 135 rules that other private and charter flights adhere to. Plus the airlines want security to protect their own staff and aircraft.

[@LukeKhaing]

Would love that kind of job. I have been in a warehouse industry for 13 years so I know alot about inventory and logistics.

[@joeymontagnese394]

Must be hard for the jets to travel when they have to play the giants

[@streetspitzley5854]

They don’t really travel. They act like it’s a home game. When the giants and jets face each other and the giants are home, the jets only travel to the other locker room in MetLife stadium. Same with giants being away against the jets.

[@bigmikedogg36]

Imagine a hockey team. 82 games n more gear

[@23yovet]

Try moving a brigade of troops half way across the world... guess who does all the work so the troops can focus on their job? ... the troops..

[@Studio_Luvin]

andrew gallant sir yes sir

[@crazehcakes]

Linemen deserve first class. They’re also the second best paid after the quarterback

[@orangetub8889]

this was the longest 6 minutes of my life

[@MrKiwispirit]

I'd love a job like that behind the scenes br awesome.

[@colinbue1012]

Does United kick them off the plane too?

[@CelebrityGamerTV]

Wow. I never thought all those road games were so much work.

[@johncavaliere7062]

That moment when ur a NFL player and United airlines pulls you out of the plane

[@TheCgrules]

Thats a lot of planning. Crazy

[@footballman7565]

This is so cool

[@flxgld7096]

She had that size 18 shoe in her hand... I wonder what she was really thinking about 🤔 😮

[@aayanimran9276]

Bro did anyone see the lady who was tryna open the cabinet but the news reporter was blocking it😂

[@sanddabz5635]

she's tryin like twice!

[@TheTrippleTKA]

2:23. Dick jokes. Dick jokes. Dick jokes everywhere!

[@ezzie9437]

TheTrippleTKA size 18💀

[@ezzie9437]

Go long😂

[@Lou-if1th]

but those flight attendant 5:07 🔥🔥😍😍

[@jwsf941]

The Bucs and Steelers are not in the same conference, so Tampa only makes this trip every 8 years. Do the Bucs travel by land to Jacksonville or Miami?

[@malikl3643]

These guys are treated like royalty. I wander if they do anything for themselves.

[@THEGOGETTERSINVEST]

didn't know there was this much work shoutout

[@davidg.3617]

Ain't nobody got time for that!

[@Sh9168]

5:11 The stewardess is practicing for when the players are back on the plane!!

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

Man I can imagine how long these men would travel on the road

[@forc3ofxf3ar51]

nba has it the hardest, 4 games in 5 nights. back to backs.

[@randyc1282]

adolf jr yea but they don't have near as much equipment or players than the nfl

[@Lyndonz1]

The real reason of homefield advantage

[@sovereign683]

I want one of those Bucs duffel bags...

[@ricardojean8127]

now, imagine the Cleveland browns 😂

[@blitzkrieg634]

Ricardo Jean they just take übers

[@xpto41]

taking the bucs on the road seems hard these days

[@jacobperdew2027]

Brian Dixon at 1:38. JJC!

[@RowdyBrian17]

Then you have hockey teams who do this two or three times a week

[@613and802]

John Smith But the teams are half the size.

[@kevinmoore2929]

and pro baseball teams, be it Major league or the Minors.

[@dandavitt1618]

I can't confirm for sure, but I think hockey teams own their own private jets to travel since the team is smaller and they travel much more, Vancouver traveling the most in the NHL

[@duffistough8636]

I feel like an mlb or nba one of these would be more interesting, because they typically have a game the next day

[@tylerschroeder3722]

Good stuff nice video

[@SuccessIsCertain]

2:25 "it's like (the size of) my arm"

[@andymatheny6977]

payed to win games my butt! they dont win crap!

[@blitzkrieg634]

Andy Matheny the buccaneers didn't do bad this last season, almost made it into the playoffs

[@MrAtlfan21]

Andy Matheny Bucs were kinda good this year

[@bryantbaugh9040]

Andy Matheny we were good last year we would have made the playoffs if we won one more game

[@rockyboy3989]

This aged well

[@Gassicus]

3:47 hell yea

[@matthewowens455]

Gassicus id be raiding them chicken sandwiches