"Bounty Gate" or the Intentional Injury Bonus Prog
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:15 am
The NFL has conducted an investigation of the New Orleans Saints players and coaches and found them guilty of blatant violations of the leagues anti-bounty rules. Simply put teams are not allowed to offer bonuses to defensive players that encourage them to intentionally injure members of opposing teams. Details are still coming out, but the NFL has released certain specific details as to the violations, and some players and coaches have been directly identified as the violators.
From the 2009 through the 2011 seasons the players were able to bonus $1,000 for causing an opposing player to be carried from the field.
$1,500 for injuring an opposing player to the point that the player had to leave the game.
Now let me say I have nothing against the Saints, I think this is shady "bush league" stuff ,but I firmly believe that this takes place all over the league, and that the NFL wouldn't have to dig very hard to find it.
I have noted in other threads activities, and trends that I found to be suspect. For instance I found it odd that in 3 of the last 4 games between the Browns, and Steeler's five offensive starters have been targeted, and then eliminated from games by concussions caused by intentional headshots. 4 of the 5 concussions were caused by the same player, Steelers LB James Harrison. Josh Cribbs, Owen Marecic, Mohamed Massoquoi, and Colt McCoy were all treated to the crown of his helmet. Now I'm not saying that Harrison was payed to eliminate these players, what I am saying is that their injury, and elimination was intentional. If the NFL is going to crack down on the Saints, and not deal with the rest of this wide spread problem, then they will have done nothing at all.
From the 2009 through the 2011 seasons the players were able to bonus $1,000 for causing an opposing player to be carried from the field.
$1,500 for injuring an opposing player to the point that the player had to leave the game.
Now let me say I have nothing against the Saints, I think this is shady "bush league" stuff ,but I firmly believe that this takes place all over the league, and that the NFL wouldn't have to dig very hard to find it.
I have noted in other threads activities, and trends that I found to be suspect. For instance I found it odd that in 3 of the last 4 games between the Browns, and Steeler's five offensive starters have been targeted, and then eliminated from games by concussions caused by intentional headshots. 4 of the 5 concussions were caused by the same player, Steelers LB James Harrison. Josh Cribbs, Owen Marecic, Mohamed Massoquoi, and Colt McCoy were all treated to the crown of his helmet. Now I'm not saying that Harrison was payed to eliminate these players, what I am saying is that their injury, and elimination was intentional. If the NFL is going to crack down on the Saints, and not deal with the rest of this wide spread problem, then they will have done nothing at all.