Vikings, Brad Childress, Ben Leber Deny Alleged 2008-09 Bounty Program

October 27, 2016   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments

In an excerpt of Jeff Pearlman's Brett Favre biography that Deadspin posted Tuesday, former Minnesota Vikings guard Artis Hicks said the team had a bounty program similar to the one the New Orleans Saints used in the late 2000s.
The organization fired back Thursday, saying "there is no truth to the story," per Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press.
The Saints organization was infamously penalized for a bounty program it ran under then-defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. Commissioner Roger Goodell handed down perhaps the most severe punishments in league history, including suspending head coach Sean Payton for the entire 2012 season.
A majority of the investigation focused on Saints players' attempts to hurt Favre, who was then quarterbacking for the Vikings. However, Hicks said in Pearlman's book that the Vikings had a system of their own (via Deadspin):
It was part of the culture. I had coaches start a pot and all the veterans put in an extra $100, $200, and if you...

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