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Childress doesn't want to look back at possible Saints' bounty system

Brad Childress doesn't want to look back at the 2009 NFC Championship game in which the Saints allegedly put a bounty on Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. Childress, the current offensive coordinator of the Browns, says the NFL is a "forward-looking business" and the league "did what they needed to do."
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Brad Childress doesn't want to look back at the 2009 NFC Championship game in which the Saints allegedly put a bounty on Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. Childress, the current offensive coordinator of the Browns, says the NFL is a "forward-looking business" and the league "did what they needed to do."

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