If I take money to break someone's legs, I'm going to jail. Especially if I do so in furtherance of a conspiracy to promote illegal gambling.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

In 2007, Packers players reportedly offered to pay the team's defensive linemen $500 each if they were able to hold Minnesota Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson under 100 rushing yards and the Carolina Panthers under 60 rushing yards as a team.

At the time, Packers general manager Ted Thompson claimed responsibility, saying, "In management, we knew of the prohibition (against player incentive pools). It's my belief that the players involved did not think there was any prohibition, and that's a communication error we made. That's ultimately my responsibility."