NFL Investigates Bush Allegedly Taking Money from Saints and Advertisers

July 22, 2010   ·   The Sports Comedian   ·   Jump to comments

by Tim Hoffman
In the wake of the Heisman committee announcing they were exploring possibly revoking Reggie Bush's 2005 Heisman trophy after finding out he received money and benefits in college, comes more bad news for the runningback. The NFL has said that it too will investigate strong evidence that he is currently being given heaps of money by a group known as the "New Orleans Saints," as well as several major corporations for sponsorships.
"We are looking seriously at the evidence here that Bush is currently getting $15 million a year from the Saints and $5 million more from advertisers," said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a press conference today. "Wow, that is an awful lot of money for a back who average less than 500 yards a season and gets injured all the time. I have seen him pitching me Subway more on Sundays than I see him involved in plays on the field."
Goodell says that while nothing is in the rules against the athletes receiving money once they go pro...

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