NFL assistant coach Gregg Williams, who is at the center of a scandal involving paying bounties for big hits on opposing players, has been told to meet with league investigators.
Williams, the former defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints who recently was hired to the same position by the St. Louis Rams, must appear at NFL headquarters for the meeting.
Last week the NFL said Saints players were involved in an illegal "bounty" system operated by Williams that rewarded players for injuring opponents.
Over the weekend, the breadth of the scandal widened beyond the Saints following media reports that at least three other teams for which Williams had coached also had bounty schemes for big hits. They are the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans and Washington Redskins.
Discipline to those involved in the scandal could include fines, suspensions and forfeiture of a team's draft choices.
