The Green Bay Packers came under the microscope back in 2007, according to Mike Triplett of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The NFL investigated the Packers but did not hand out any punishments after the team agreed to discontinue te practices. According to the report, Packers players would pay defensive linemen for top performances, for instance, linemen would receive $500 each if they held Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson under 100 rushing yards and there was another incentive to hold the Carolina Panthers under 60 yards rushing as a team. The Saints are in a different category because of what former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was doing, offering pay for injuring opponents and knocking players out of games, really, the kind of program the Packers had in place, per this report, is something that is common. A lot of NFL locker rooms have had similar reward systems and in some instances, special teams players, guys typically near the bottom of the wage scale, have been rewarded for big plays, these bounty programs will likely be a thing of the past now. Source: National Football Post
To me that's not really a bounty. That's an incentive program. Its still against the rules obviously. But its nowhere near as bad as what the saints were doing.
Rewards for hold a RB under 100yards, isn't quite the same as rewards for knock players out of the game
yep, this is a misleading title .............. a 'bounty', to me, is looking to knock guys out of games ............ this is more of an incentive/bonus program
Agreed... I don't even know why Goodell is wasting his time with this one. Nothing wrong with rewarding your defense for holding an opposing RB to under 100 yards.
LOL. just hate to keep hearing about this. It is like you break up with someone and all your friends come to you saying they seem them out with so and so. Other teams may have had the bounty system but they didn't get caught and then lied about it.
