NFL Draft is fast approaching - How can NFL clubs support their players with relocation

NFL Draft

32 NFL teams go head-to-head for seven rounds picking the best of the bunch during the three days of the NFL draft - that is a total of 227 players that will be making the move to a new club.

Albeit not all 227 players will need to relocate but a high percentage will require assistance with moving to a new home or a new city all together.

What are NFL clubs doing to support with this relocation process?

Reality of a Professional Athlete

The call to make the move can come at any moment. In a matter of hours, professional athletes hop on the next plane and join a new team in a new city.

There are plenty of benefits with being a professional athlete, but permanence is not one of them. Players are traded, dropped and picked back up continuously.

On top of the pressure of joining a new club, players are left with the burden of moving their entire lives - their families, their belongings, their cars - across the country in a matter of days.

The struggle with housing relocation is a real issue for athletes making the move, as clearly stated by New York Jets offensive guard Laken Tomlinson “Moving is the worst, man”.

The Importance of Assisting your Athlete with their Relocation

Athletes are both people and assets, something that is fundamental to remember at all times. Having someone to take away the distraction of relocating, allowing the players to focus whole-heartedly on their game and on adapting to the new team and environment, should be the number one priority.

The benefits both the player and the club as it reduces the organizations financial risk by settling the player into their new reality as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

How to Find the Right Specialist to Deal with your Athlete’s Needs

Every athlete will have different expectations and different demands - Younger athletes may want a luxury penthouse in the city, whereas other athletes may want to find a home in the suburbs, in a good school district.

Whatever the case may be, there are specialists that have dealt with it all before and know exactly how to handle a relocation situation, no matter the demands set in place.

When you are moving across the country, a sense of urgency and a high level of attention to detail is fundamental but there are other important factors that you also need to look out for

Importance of a Guaranteed Move-In Date

Having guaranteed move-in dates should be a top priority when organising a relocation service for your athletes. Knowing that all their belongings will be there on a specific date, will give the athlete some piece of mind and he will be able to focus on training to settle into the new club as quickly as possible, as he won’t be distracted by the not knowing when his possessions will be delivered.

On top of the calmness that comes with having a guaranteed move-in date, it also a great perk to allow the athlete and the club to make and change plans with ease around the set move-in date.

If plans do change, which can happen very often in sports world, the specialist needs to be flexible around the athletes needs and so climate-controlled storage is an essential part of the relocation process to avoid any problems, when emergencies arise last-minute.

Importance of Every Moving Professional Being Insured

When the athlete has their belongings moved cross-country they want to be able to trust the specialists that are responsible for their goods. Having professionals that have background checks and NDAs, provides a sense of security to the athlete and yet again leaves more relaxed and in the right headspace to be able to focus on their game.

As well as having the relocation specialists go thorough background checks and sign NDAs, it is always essential for the athlete to have secure tracking of all the possessions and so it is a necessity for the specialists to have this in place.

Importance of Meticulous Care

Lastly, but nevertheless very important is the necessity of meticulous care when it comes to the handling and process of moving the athlete’s possesions.

There may be very valuable possessions that require white-glove service, and the specialist needs to be ready to deal with these demands. There are many different items that may require moving, such as Wine collections, Private art collections, Home theatre and much more, whatever the need is, the specialist needs to be ready to provide a top quality service with meticulous care and handle the athlete’s possessions as if they were their own.

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