In Retro: Was the SB Worth Forfeiting 2012 Season & 2 Lost 2nd Rounders?

The SB triumph had nothing to do with "bounties" or court cases. We won the title fair and square. All that came later was the result of the Commissioner trying to position himself favourably to defend the impending lawsuits brought by thousands of ex-players. There is no asterisk. The Saints did not cheat or gain any unfair advantage at all. We were simply scapegoats in a political game of chess.

BAM. this... we were the scapegoats