What was the scandal of "American prize professional league · NFL" if you injured your opponent "prize money?

byNathan Rupert

In the regular game by Nihon University and Kwansei Gakuin University on May 6, 2018, the Japanese college athletes tackled the injured teams of the national university and injured themselves. Nihon Daibutsu from the coach / manager "from the first playQBIt is becoming a big uproar, as he was told that he was instructed to crush. "

American Football 's home · American professional leagueNFLThen, there was a scandal that turned out to be worse than this, "If you injure the opponent team player, you will get a prize."

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"Bounty GateThis scandal, also known as "the scenario, is based in New OrleansNew Orleans Saintsis. Saints became a team who gradually experienced several district victories in the 2000s after experiencing decades of sluggishness since being founded in 1967 and is a NFL victory in 2009 in 2009Super bowlWon in, winning the first victory.

A year when Saints won the Super BowlNFC championship gameSo, Saints isMinnesota · VikingsI decided to participate in the Super Bowl by controlling the game. However, players and coaches of the Vikings after this match, Saints defensive athletes had served as the QB of the VikingsBrett FoveHe claimed that he was "intentionally injured" the players.

According to Vikings 'claim, Saints' defense has repeated dangerous tackle for at least 13 times, he said that he was forced to temporarily leave Farb injured. Also, Saints is a week before the Vikings and the NFC championship game,Arizona CardinalsQB in the warKurt WarnerIt was said that Vikings was turning suspicious eyes when he was doing a tackle that intentionally leaves the player to leave.

byTom Pumphret

Although the punishment was not instantly punished against Saints, in the off season after the Super Bowl, anonymous players to NFL officials "Saints is a defense coachGreg WilliamsMr. operates the prize system, and Warner and Farve players were targeted. " Initially when NFL 's security department investigated, the Saints' athlete and stakeholders denied the prize money system, so the investigation was difficult.

However, in March 2012, NFL announced that he gained evidence that there was a system to give prize money to the play during the game at Saints. The prize money system was born after Mr. Williams was hired at Saints in 2009, the number of players involved exceeded 20, and many team members knew the existence of the system. Head coachSean PeytonHe said that he tried to conceal the existence of the prize money system.

The funds of the prize money system were the fine imposed according to the mistake during the game, and the prize money was paid if there was "good play". Some of the "good play" included something that intentionally injured the opponent, such as "opponent players are carried on a stretcher" and "play that the other player leaves completely".

byManuel Alende Maceira

This prize money system exists not only in the playoff of the year when he won the Super Bowl but also in the regular season of 2011,Green Bay PackersYaCarolina PanthersIt was said that the QB of "Target" was. Meanwhile, "Saints will play dangerous aims aimed at injured leaving during the game" was also known among teams to play,Tampa Bay BuccaneersThe team official said that he ordered the players to "protect the armpits, especially around the knees" before the game with Saints.

The scandal that "a prize money was given to a player who caused the other player to injure" was criticized greatly by the media. It is a local newspaperTimes Picayune"It is a big blot on the most successful sports team in recent years,ESPNIt is a columnistGreg Easter Brook"Saints' actions threaten the safety of sports," he says.

He was a commissioner of NFLRoger GoodardMr. Williams, who operated the prize system, suspended indefinitely and dismissed Mr. Peyton who tried to hide the situation for one year as well. This disposal which is so strict as unprecedented in North American professional sports strongly reflected the intention of NFL that "NFL never recognizes the existence of a prize money system that will inevitably result in a player."

byAngie Garrett

In addition, although it was Saintsu that was taken up as a scandal, the prize money system was said to exist also in other teams, and there were also teams that had a strong habit of paying the fee to players in the form of "bonus" separately from salary It has been. NFL who did not feel comfortable with this custom over the years revealed the stance of "strictly dealing with prize money system" by applying severe punishment against Saints. For six years now, NFL has not confirmed the existence of the same kind of prize money system.