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Bucs QB Brad Johnson paid to have Super Bowl game balls scuffed
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:43 am
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:43 am
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Former Buccaneers quarterback Brad Johnson has admitted to paying a bribe to have the footballs tampered with before the 2003 Super Bowl.
Johnson, whose Buccaneers beat the Raiders at Super Bowl XXXVII, said he paid $7,500 to some people he did not identify so that they would scuff the balls set to be used in the Super Bowl, making them easier to grip. According to Johnson, there were 100 footballs set aside for the game, and the people he bribed tampered with all 100, to Johnson’s specifications.
“I paid some guys off to get the balls right,” Johnson told the Tampa Bay Times. “I went and got all 100 footballs, and they took care of all of them.” That’s a shocking admission — Johnson is confessing that he cheated to help his team win the Super Bowl, and that people who work for the NFL accepted a bribe to help one team cheat in the Super Bowl.
This post was edited on 1/21/15 at 8:47 am
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:45 am to tigerpimpbot
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:46 am to tigerpimpbot
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Brad Johnson looks to pass Getty Images Former Buccaneers quarterback
pictures for the blind
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:46 am to tigerpimpbot
The fact they don't already do this (i.e. MLB) is more surprising than anything.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:50 am to GoldenSombrero
People are going to play this off as know big deal, but the fact that NFL officials accepted money to break a rule, no matter how petty, IS A HUGE DEAL
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:51 am to tigerpimpbot
Media to the rescue
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:51 am to tigerpimpbot
Rematch!!!
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:53 am to tigerpimpbot
soooo not a spoof article?
Posted on 1/21/15 at 8:55 am to tigerpimpbot
Congrats Oakland!!
Posted on 1/21/15 at 9:03 am to tigerpimpbot
Did he gather them in a dump truck? 100 balls is quite a lot.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 9:04 am to harry coleman beast
Why would you talk about this? Just why? Hey guys, I robbed that local bank, that went just went belly up yesterday, about 20 years ago and made out like a bandit. Some people don't know when to STFU and keep the secret buried.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 9:07 am to tigerpimpbot
Oakland wasn't going to beat the Bucs with that defense the Bucs had
This post was edited on 1/21/15 at 9:08 am
Posted on 1/21/15 at 9:09 am to tigerpimpbot
Posted on 1/21/15 at 9:12 am to EastNastySwag
quote:I'm going to assume that messing with the balls is a part of the game. IMO, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Aaron Rodgers trying to have too much air, the Patriots having too little, Brad Johnson scuffing the balls...
Why would you talk about this? Just why?
It seems to me that others are coming to the Patriots defense in an odd way because it is something stupid that a lot of people have done. Players (QBs) have their preferences for the type of ball and it appears that the Patriots aren't the only ones that have done it.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 9:15 am to hashtag
the entire league has a bounty system yet the saints got taken to the wood shed with not much support
sorry our owner isn't butt buddies with the commish or has america's colors
sorry our owner isn't butt buddies with the commish or has america's colors
Posted on 1/21/15 at 9:15 am to tigerpimpbot
This is so awesome
but they smoked theeeeeeeeeeee raiderrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
but they smoked theeeeeeeeeeee raiderrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Posted on 1/21/15 at 9:17 am to hashtag
That is fine and all, but there is a better way to go about that if you're Brad Johnson. Don't just taint your SB win by using that as an example of doctoring balls. He could have said "Oh sure, this is nothing new. I tried to scuff balls as frequently as I could." Don't just say you bribed someone. I am sure Warren Sapp's eyes are popping out right now.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 9:19 am to EastNastySwag
quote:doubtful...like i said, this is probably something that is wide spread. I'd imagine that the same thing has happened all over the league and in a variety of ways.
I am sure Warren Sapp's eyes are popping out right now.
How will Seattle cry about the Patriots cheating if they lose to them? At least P. Manning took his losses like a man.
Posted on 1/21/15 at 9:26 am to tigerpimpbot
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“I paid some guys off to get the balls right,”
--Troy Aikman
Posted on 1/21/15 at 9:30 am to forksup
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Rematch!!
I'd watch it.
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