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NFL: Saints Bounty System
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NFL Saints Bounty System
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03-02-2012, 04:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-03-2012 03:03 AM by Radical.)
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Saints Bounty System
Adam Schefter
NFL security determined between 22 and 27 defensive players on the Saints, as well as at least one asst. coach, maintained a bounty program. Investigation reviewed 18.000 documents totaling more than 50,000 pages. Commissioner Goodell will determine the discipline. NFL determined that former Saints DC Gregg Williams administered the program with knowledge of other defensive coaches. Discipline for the Saints could include fines, suspensions and forfeiture of draft choices. NFL investigation of Saints began in 2010 when allegations were made that Saints targeted QBs such as Brett Favre and Kurt Warner. Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora According to the NFL, the bounty pool totaled upwards of $50K at times w/ payments for "knock-out hits" w/ players and coaches contributing NFL investigation says Saints coaches and GM Mickey Loomis did not intervene to stop bounties when owner Tom Benson instructed them to ![[Image: babso.png]](http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/2369/babso.png) ![[Image: gtfocam.gif]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qiXV2Vm4svQ/UGpO7rws2uI/AAAAAAAABNY/2v20DqSs4fM/s320/gtfocam.gif)
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