The Green Bay Packers will not be penalized by the NFL for alleged violations of the so-called "bounty rule." The league did investigate charges that Packer defensive linemen were offered $500 bonuses for keeping opposing players under certain numbers, but they've now satisfied themselves that the Packers are taking care of the problem internally, and therefore no further action is warranted.
It was speculated originally that the Pack might have to forfeit draft picks over the alleged violations. But, since it was not the organization offering the bonuses but players offering them to each other, I think it's fair that the league let them off. What I'd like to know is how these bonus stories got out in the first place, since I'm assuming this kind of stuff happens all the time and is normally not made a big deal of. Maybe it was a disgruntled former player, or a towel boy who got kicked off the team or something. Anyway, I'm happy the whole thing came to nothing. It would've been a shame to see Brett Favre's golden, possible Super Bowl season get marred by some silly scandal (I'm only being slightly sarcastic - okay, I'm being a lot sarcastic).
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