NFL 2007 Season Thread

**VonErichLives** · 11-21-2007, 01:16 PM

So, back to football.

The league is looking into the Packers for players getting a "Bounty".

The DB's offered cash to the DL if they kept a team under 100yds running and another under 60.

Now, I don't see why they're calling this a Bounty, this isn't Buddy Ryan offering money for whoever knocks the QB out of the game. This is more of a "Bonus".

My understanding is if it's shown the money came from coach's they're going to charge the Packers with circumventing the salary cap, since all bonuses must go through and apply against the cap.

I don't think there has ever been a case of players paying players, my guess is that's what happened, the league does nothing and next year has a rule in place, otherwise I see someone like Jerry Jones testing this by having a player pay another player to somehow circumvent the cap.

11-21-2007, 01:16 PM	#11
VonErichLives DU's illegitimate brother Posts: 3,685	So, back to football. The league is looking into the Packers for players getting a "Bounty". The DB's offered cash to the DL if they kept a team under 100yds running and another under 60. Now, I don't see why they're calling this a Bounty, this isn't Buddy Ryan offering money for whoever knocks the QB out of the game. This is more of a "Bonus". My understanding is if it's shown the money came from coach's they're going to charge the Packers with circumventing the salary cap, since all bonuses must go through and apply against the cap. I don't think there has ever been a case of players paying players, my guess is that's what happened, the league does nothing and next year has a rule in place, otherwise I see someone like Jerry Jones testing this by having a player pay another player to somehow circumvent the cap.