The NFL's 'pay for pain' scandal: The fallout (The Week)

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Week - On four NFL teams, defensive players were reportedly paid cash bonuses for deliberately injuring their opponents. How harsh should the punishment be?Paying football players extra to deliberately injure their opponents? It may sound too grisly to be believed, but the NFL is investigating the New Orleans Saints and three other professional teams for just such alleged "bounty" schemes. At the center of the controversy is former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams (now with the St. Louis Rams), who reportedly instituted these "pay for pain" plans at other teams that employed him, including the Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, and Tennessee Titans. Defensive players were reportedly offered bonuses of $1,000 if they injured a player so badly that he had to be carted off the field, with bounties in the playoffs paying two to three times as much. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to hand out severe punishments, particularly in light of public concerns over concussions and player safety. What should the NFL do?

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