This story broke the same time as Tebow going to the Jets, but this will have much more impact than the backup signal caller.
This has to be the toughest sentence given in the NFL for a on-field incident. They also hit the Saints organization with the loss of 2 draft picks. These penalties will eventually start falling on other coaches and players. The Saints defensive coach who was doing this also worked for Shanahan and Buffalo.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
This story broke about three weeks ago, the fines came out today. What is with the need to break a news story?
In any case, it is a sad commentary on professional football. A group of millionaires trying to destroy one another for $1000 to $2500. I applaud the rulings. Kind of barbaric, in my opinion, " I would rather kill you or maim you for life" than compete with you based on my skills.
HMMMM need to think what sport is different? Bowling?
Actually it seem to be a contradiction. The team can openly pay a player who likes to pancake opposing QB's millions of dollars a year, but slipping him $3000 under the table for every time he pancakes a player during a game is illegal?
Bounties can be anything from a sack, stuffing a rush, to knocking an opposing player out of the game.
What is this about? The wave of lawsuits from ex-players suing the NFL for permanent concussion damage and other health issues.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Louisiana was told Friday that New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis had an electronic device in his Superdome suite that had been secretly re-wired to enable him to eavesdrop on visiting coaching staffs for nearly three NFL seasons, "Outside the Lines" has learned.
Jim Letten, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, acknowledged being told of the allegations Friday. Sources said he has briefed the FBI in New Orleans about Loomis' alleged activity. If proved, the allegations could be both a violation of NFL rules and potentially a federal crime, according to legal sources. The federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986 prohibits any person from intercepting communications from another person using an electronic or mechanical device.
"Outside the Lines" could not determine for certain whether Loomis ever made use of the electronic setup.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
