Mark Sanchez -- First Class Rookie

The New York Jets dropped some serious jack on QB Mark Sanchez hours after picking him fifth in this weekend's NFL draft.

Mark Sanchez

TMZ has learned the Jets spent $13,488 to fly Mark and five other family members first class -- LA to NY Saturday night. Gang Green also picked up the tab for a business class seat and two coach tickets (Mark's nephew and sis-in-law drew the short straws).

Sounds like the Jets are going all out to match the pampering Sanchez got as BMOC at USC.

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1. mark is a terrific ,sprt and will fit in beautifully in the big bozack ,good luck.

Posted at 8:46AM on Apr 27th 2009 by artie help

2. WELCOME TO THE BIG TIME BABY!

Posted at 9:31AM on Apr 27th 2009 by viva la vida

3. Thats great and everything, but its ridiculous sometimes how far they go to please these players.

Posted at 9:12AM on Apr 27th 2009 by ok

4. Best luck Mark, Even though I am a OSU fan, you always carried yourself well and made it hard to not like you. Congrats!

Posted at 9:13AM on Apr 27th 2009 by j.r.

5. Not have a frequent flyer number is the real crime.

Posted at 9:28AM on Apr 27th 2009 by missdona

6. Hope he doesn't get Swine Flu.

Posted at 9:42AM on Apr 27th 2009 by there all going to laugh at you

7. If dumbass Detroit could spend as much as they did for an unproven QB who has never played a pro game in his life, this is no big deal.
Sanchez is by far the better QB.
I have a feeling Detroit's pick will be a bust, no surprise there.

Posted at 9:55AM on Apr 27th 2009 by Venom

8. Why is this a big deal? It's a penny in the barrel of what he's gonna get. Who cares if they spent 14K flying them out? Must be a slow day.

Posted at 10:07AM on Apr 27th 2009 by Tiparama

9. His nephew and sister in law may not have drawn the short straws. If his nephew is under 12 or something like that he can't fly first class and probably not business class either. Just FYI (so they don't look like jerks)

Posted at 10:16AM on Apr 27th 2009 by g-dawg

10. TMZ, don't you have anything better to do than this. who gives a sh$$t, really.
a guy gets first class tickets.

Posted at 10:24AM on Apr 27th 2009 by Johnny Handsome

11. This is the problem with the NFL they pamper and give all these millions to an unproven player and then wonder why some become a bust. From day one these players have a sense of entitlement, but you really can't the players you must blame the organizations. Sanchez was a great QB in college, but the NFL is completely different and paying these yound kids millions before they complete their first NFL pass is just completely crazy. But the owners care becuase who picks up the tab, but fans since prices for tickets, jersey etc. will increase to help pay these crazy salaries. I would like to see these kids go out in the real world and make atlease 1 mil. using the free education given to them. I bet anyone that there is a strong possiblity that they will not be able to.

Posted at 10:35AM on Apr 27th 2009 by ruiz8ball

12. That Dirty Sanchez

Posted at 11:43AM on Apr 27th 2009 by DJ

13. Sanchez is a 1 yr wonder boy...I find it funny how people can say Sanchez > Stafford....the USC hype is unbelievable.

Posted at 1:38PM on Apr 27th 2009 by Unknowner

14. best of luck to him, I think he has potential and its ironic to me cause I didn't like the Jets last season cause of Favre, being a Green Bay Fan. I started following the Mark Sanchez stories before he was drafted and he ends up with the Jets, now I have to watch the Jets to see how he will do in the NFL

Posted at 4:41PM on Apr 27th 2009 by pat

15. That's so nice since they are making their secretaries and low level front office people take mandatory 2 week UNPAID vacations...

Posted at 11:18PM on Apr 27th 2009 by whatever

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