NFL rookie hazed with classic team dinner prank

By Tyson Otto of news.com.au

NZ Herald·

21 Dec, 2016 05:49 PM2 mins to read

K.J. Dillon #36 of the Houston Texans had a costly dinner. Photo / Getty

When you have a 152kg teammate with the nickname "BBQ," splitting a dinner bill was always going to be a difficult minefield to negotiate.

Houston Texans rookie K.J. Dillon walked right into the ambush.

The 23-year-old safety was left to foot the bill at a team dinner that got a little out of hand.

Dillon was left staring at a check of $US16,255 (NZ$23,000) after a group dinner to celebrate the Texans' thrilling 21-20 comeback win over Jacksonville earlier this week.

With a 10 per cent tip for the service staff, Dillon is looking at a payment of around $18,000.

It was a truly happy occasion, right up until the bill got plonked in front of the West Virginia University product.

His teammates wolfed down $349.65 on sea bass with lobster and $105.90 for two servings of filet mignon.

Hennesy Paradis Imperial cognac was the beverage of choice - apparently. Between them, the group put away $7,700 of the rare cognac which can be bought in Australia for around $900 for a 700ml bottle.

Wow! Those Houston Texans can really get hungry... and thirsty. And rookie safety KJ Dillon got stuck with $16,000 dinner bill. pic.twitter.com/QhQD7ALMiu
— Greg Hurst (@GregHurstWREG) December 20, 2016

Houston Texans rookie @K_DILLON20 gets stuck with teammates $16k dinner bill! $7700 on Hennessy alone! pic.twitter.com/JKjKo04e6A
— Adam Forsythe (@adamforsythe) December 20, 2016

In the case of the thirsty Texans players, Dillon ended up splurging $350 for each glass of the fancy hooch.

Buying 22 rounds of $350 drinks isn't the worst part of this story.

According to the punked NFL star's Twitter account, the cheapest meal on the ticket - a $12.95 Caesar salad - was the only thing Dillon ordered.

"Me lol," he said in response to a fan's question about which player ordered the salad.
He later deleted the Twitter exchanges.