Bountygate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTgCtBQRq34
“Kill the head and the body will die,” Gregg Williams said back in 2012. The defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints at that time was referring to Frank Gore, who was the running back of the San Francisco 49ers and the heart and soul of San Francisco’s offense.
Williams was caught giving a speech to his defense before the 2011 NFC Championship game that turned into a firestorm, torching the Saints badly. He had implemented a “bounty” system with his defenders in which they would get bonus money for making huge plays, including taking players out of the game with injuries.
Needless to say, when the league found out about it, the Saints were punished for their bad behavior. In the aftermath of the discovery, head coach Sean Payton was suspended an entire year, general manager Mickey Loomis for eight games, players were suspended, Williams was tossed from the league indefinitely and the team lost two draft picks and was fined $500,000.