The NFL Bounty system

Gregg Williams offering a little extra

Recently the New Orleans Saints have came under fire for an eledged bounty program headed up by their defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams. Gregg had defensive players putting money in a pot and the winnings would go to the first guy who knocked a certain player on the other team out of the game. Now they also have eledged that some of the money would go to the first guy that caused a turnover or scored a touchdown. All of these are illegal under the NFL's current rule book and players should not be putting money up on other players heads.

Were starting to hear that other teams in the NFL have had bounty programs in place as far back as the 80's. If the facts come out that this is true then this could be a huge black eye for the NFL and should warrant some harsh penalties and fines around the league. I think that the bounty program does not really effect the game because this is a violent game and these players are trying to take each others heads off no matter what.  A little extra cash to million airs shouldnt make that much of a difference. The only real issue at bay here is the NFL's rule that players and coaches can not offer up extra money rewards for intentionaly injuring players or making plays. So we'll see how this thing shakes out but I can see alot of fines and suspensions coming.