Young described the rivalry years later thusly: "People always think that we fought. We never had a cross word, never had an argument, and I've always said to people that it went as well as it possibly could with two hypercompetitive people. But it wasn't easy, it was difficult, difficult for both of us.".As a New Orleans' Saints fan, the least surprising aspect of the National Football League's response to learning that some players received bounties for trying to hurt their opponents was how the NFL managed to narrowly target its "outrage" and minimize the damage to football. It sanctioned the team in one of the smallest markets and contained the condemnation of the sport by naming a few rogue offenders. Review of the media stories following the 2012 "shocking" revelations of players' calculated violent attacks shows the NFL working very hard to avoid questions about its commitment to players' health and safety so as not to might diminish the appeal