Vitt insisted that he never saw linebacker Jonathan Vilma or any other player offer a "bounty" on quarterbacks Brett Favre, Kurt Warner or any other opponent.
But he did once again admit that Saints players were rewarded when they caused injuries to opponents through clean, legal hits.
According to Vitt, a "cart-off" hit meant the player had to be assisted off the field, and a "knockout" meant the player was literally knocked out.
Although Vitt tried to downplay those categories as minor injuries when a player needed smelling salts and returned quickly to the game, he did admit that season-ending injuries would also qualify. He was specifically asked about a season-ending shoulder injury suffered by Carolina Panthers quarterback Matt Moore on Nov. 7, 2010, which occurred after a legal sack by Saints defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis.
Vitt said he could not recall if a reward was specifically handed out for that play, but he said "they certainly could have been paid" if it was a legal, non-penalized hit.
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