Friday, March 02, 2012
Gregg Williams apologizes for 'terrible mistake' - USATODAY - Former Saints and current Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has apologized for his "bounty" system implemented in New Orleans, which paid players for harming the opposition from 2009-11.
N.F.L. Says Some Saints Paid Bounties for Injured Opponents - NYTimes.com - The system paid $1,500 for knocking a player out of a game and $1,000 for when an opponent was carted off the field, with payouts doubling or tripling during the playoffs. According to one person who has seen the full N.F.L. report, the defensive captain Jonathan Vilma offered $10,000 in cash to any player who knocked Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre out of the National Football Conference championship game in January 2010.
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