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Metaphor vs. Malice on NFL Sidelines

Season 2012 Episode 970 | 8m 53s

The NFL's so-called bounty scandal deepened Thursday when audio surfaced of a former New Orleans Saints coach encouraging players to injure specific opponents during a playoff game. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest revelations and the fallout with The Washington Post's Mike Wise and Northeastern University's Dan Lebowitz.

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