Only in America: Bountygate: The next generation

A youth football coach has a bounty scandal of his own — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

Bountygate: The next generation
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A year after a "bounty" scandal rocked the NFL, the coach of a California Pop Warner football team is accused of giving cash rewards to 10-year-olds for "big hits" on opponents. Six players made the allegations against coach Darren Crawford. "Some of these dads are trying to live through their kids," said longtime Pop Warner coach Chris Healy. "You can't do that."

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