Cleveland Browns LB Scott Fujita denies contributing money to illegal hit-for-reward fund-NFL News
Cleveland Browns’ linebacker, Scott Fujita, remains adamant to concede he has contributed any money to the illegal pay-for-hit programme that the professional league regulator, National Football League (NFL) has recently unearthed.
The programme has been attributed to active involvement of many game officials and players, and Fujita is one of them.
The player is accused of financial contributions to the covert fund used for rewarding players for knocking their opponents out.
Fujita has remained a player at the New Orleans Saints while the bounty programme was operative. He allegedly was its financial patron, which he has denied throughout.
As of the latest, the player said his reputation was more important than the cheque he has lost as a result of a three-game suspension the league office has handed him as a penalty over his participation in the illegal programme.
He said:
"That is not true.”
He then went on to comment:
"Listen. My reputation is a lot more valuable to me than three game checks (about $644,000). My track record speaks for itself."
The LB said that the allegations have personally hurt him and that was the main reason for him to wage a fight against the NFL.
According to him:
"That's the reality of the situation that we're in, and unfortunately for a lot of us, we're on public trial and that's unfortunate. But I'm just going to stick with my previous statements, and there will come a time when I'll be ready to share everything,
but now is not the time."
Although it seems that the so-called public trial has already done some damage to the player’s reputation, his latest remarks might help him ride on the hype that has recently been created by the league critics.
The group includes a number of former players who have been known for their aggressive game style. They have a clear belief that violent hits have historically been a part of the game of the American professional football.
According to them, the league’s latest moves are serving political cause and had nothing to do with players’ safety.
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