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I'm not sure I believe the media reports at this time. I think it was probably a "big play" type pool. You know, for doing the stuff that would get you helmet stickers in high school.
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Jonathan Vilma offered 10K to knock Brett Favre out of the NFC Championship game. Also, microphones picked up a Saint player saying "pay me the money" after Favre got hurt.
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The cynic in me believes the NFL crackdown on concussions is less about player safety than CYA from potential future litigation, I think an NFL coach ordering thuggery is high profile liability for the league and will be severely dealt with. In an already litigious society, what is to stop any player injured against the Saints the past season to sue the league for civil damages given this development?
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It is much more about litigation, than any real concern of player safety. I would guess that many athletes, both current and former, if told the potential repercussions of their employment, would have still signed on to being an NFL player.
The NFL is moving towards an 18-game schedule. With all the recent studies of concussions, the league cannot move towards this schedule without taking a strong, public stance on player safety. The players would never survive that type of punishment for an added 2 weeks.
This shift could also be a reason for the new rules and punishments for "illegal" hits. Back a few years ago, they used to sell videos of the biggest hits; now, you can't find them on NFL.com or any official site, only youtube.
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By the way , the NFL will bring the hammer on this
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I agree.