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Six weeks ago, it was the coaches and general manager. Today, it's four players who, "of their own accord pledged significant amounts of their own money toward bounties," according to the NFL.
Leading the Saints' charge to knock opponents out of games was middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma, who offered a $10,000 bounty on the head of Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner in the 2009 divisional playoffs, then another $10,000 on the head of Vikings quarterback Brett Favre in the NFC Championship Game. Who said the days of the Wild West were over?
Since this story broke two months ago, Vilma has exhibited precious little remorse over his actions. The picture that accompanies his Twitter feed shows him on a...
So much of Bountygate boils down to evidence. This is the biggest scandal in the history of the NFL, and when the initial punishments came down—long suspensions for both players and coaches—they came with only vague... more »
Air space over NFL stadiums is usually restricted during games. But Lambeau Field was treated to a substantial number of takeoffs and landings during the Packers’ thrilling 28-27 victory over the New Orleans... more »
Let's stipulate that the decision by the 32 NFL club owners, by their hand-picked commissioner, and by their well-paid legal advisers to lock out the unionized officials has, to put it mildly, backfired. The business-world... more »
Did Golden Tate catch the ball, or didn’t he? Even after viewing the high-definition, slow-motion, Zapruder-esque replay about 500 times, I honestly don’t know. Like many people -- including, apparently, the guys on... more »
Tuesday night, as the NFL and its locked-out refs were progressing to the "Screw it, let's start leaking to Mort" phase of negotiations, an unnamed NFL owner gave the whole game away to the Wall Street Journal:According to one... more »
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