Bounties aren’t just for defensive players. Former NFL receiver Cris Carter admitted dipping into his wallet to pay teammates if they protected him. Speaking on ESPN radio the other day, Carter recalled former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski once telling him in pregame, “I’m gonna end your career.” So Carter took his own action. “I put a little change on his head before the game.
“If a guy tries to take me out, a guy takes a cheap shot on me? I put a bounty on him right now!”
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Romanowski denied on Twitter that this ever happened. Still, Carter said he was not the only player doing this.
“Hell no,” Carter said. “But you have to realize the league we grew up in, the bounty was based on protection, or a big hit, excitement or for helping your team win. It wasn’t to maim or hurt the dude. When a guy said he was going to hurt me, my recourse was to put a bounty on him to make sure.”
– John Keim
