June 19, 2013

Insight: In bounty seasons, Saints among NFL’s most violent

New Orleans Saints safety Isa Abdul-Quddus strips the ball from Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith during their NFL football game at The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans

(Reuters) – In a 2011 season in which the New Orleans Saints rewarded players for injuring opponents in a “pay-for-pain” bounty scheme, the team was among the most violent in the National Football League, a Reuters analysis shows. The Saints were second in the NFL with 17 regular-season defensive flags for violating rules intended to [...]