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Hargrove submitted a signed declaration to the league that established not only the existence of the program with the Saints, but also that he knew about and participated in it ... The evidence showed that Hargrove told at least one player on another team that Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was a target of a large bounty during the NFC championship game in January 2010. Hargrove also actively obstructed the league's 2010 investigation into the program by being untruthful to investigators.
Multiple independent sources also confirmed that Vilma offered a specific bounty – $10,000 in cash – to any player who knocked Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner out of the 2009 divisional playoff game and later pledged the same amount to anyone who knocked Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre out of the 2009 NFC championship game the following week
If I were Brett Favre, I wouldn't want to raise my right hand either — except to throw a footballMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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NFL suspends four Saints for bounties; Jonathan Vilma gets 1-year ban
Warner out of the 2009 divisional playoff game. He offered the same amount to anyone who knocked Vikings quarterback Brett Favre out of the 2009 NFC Championship Game the following week. Fujita pledged money toward the bounty pool, which paid cash rewarded Read more »
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NFL suspends Saints' Sean Payton, others for bounty program
after being hurt as the result of Saints' hits. The bounties also targeted specific players by name, including quarterbacks Brett Favre and Kurt Warner . Goodell also suspended Saints general manager Mickey Loomis for the first eight games this season and Read more »
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Jets should pass on Peyton
their rights to consider signing Manning, thus creating their biggest news since their trade for Packers quarterback Brett Favre four years ago. But there are sufficient complications that ultimately should convince them that making a play for Manning isn't Read more »
Around the web
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Nick Mangold things Mark Sanchez will be fine
season, but it’s not an exponential increase from the last few years. Mangold has been with the Jets through Spygate, Brett Favre, Rex Ryan and Hard Knocks , so it’s not like this is the first time there’s been a spotlight shining on the team since he’s been 5/29/12 from MSNBC Sports Read more »
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New Orleans Saints: 5 Reasons New Orleans Saints Must Sign Drew Brees
age 33. It is incredible to believe, but Drew Brees’ best years are going to continue to come. As we saw in the case of Brett Favre, who arguably played his best football at age 40, quarterbacks can have a long career in the NFL if they remain healthy. Health 5/29/12 from Bleacher Report Read more »
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Barbara Bruno: Peyton Manning as Football Experiment: Can an NFL Mega Star Save Your Team?
of Defense" joined them in Cheesehead land, the 1996 World Champion Green Bay Packers allowed 19 touchdowns. All. Year. Brett Favre said of White: "He may have been best player I've ever seen and certainly was the best I've ever played with or against." Favre 5/29/12 from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Michael Hunt: Time for Packers to retire saga with Brett Favre
most in Wisconsin, I don't spend a lot of time thinking about Brett Favre anymore. Let me amend the above sentence to "almost never." Too much has happened in the world and the country and the state - sports, big-picture, everything - for a former Packers from Biloxi Sun Herald Read more »
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Packer Pilgrimage 101: Getting the Family Onboard
2007 I had the opportunity to go to Brett Favre's last game as a Green Bay Packer. When we arrived to our seats there was a guy from Florida who was a Giants fan. He didn't expect his team to win, but from the moment he sat down he was happy. He looked at from Acme Packing Company Read more »
