Bleacher Report · Oct 27, 2016
Vikings, Brad Childress, Ben Leber Deny Alleged 2008-09 Bounty Program
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.
