I know everyone keeps saying that all the teams do it and its been around forever, but is that really true? is there any proof? It seems like if this HAS been going on, this punishment is the NFL's way of saying its stops now.
Honestly, I think these are appropriate punishments. As a fan, I get that its a player's job to physically break down their opponent, but this act of targeted attacks, with full intent of causing injuring, is sadistic and really disgusts me - especially since there was a financial reward.
If I were a player injured by a team that is known to practice this incentive program, I would press for criminal assault charges.