[CAluvdubya]

Had I been on the jury, I would have gone for the criminal solicitation to commit aggravated assault charge. Even if he only offered a dollar, it's still assault for hire IMO.

[1rudeboy]

Now, now . . . you'd have listened to the judge's jury instructions, I hope. I also learned that the boy was hit twice.

Jury forewoman Michele Lynn, 28, a medical office manager, said the jury believed that Downs told his player to harm his teammate, but they didn't believe his injuries were serious enough to warrant the aggravated assault and reckless endangerment charges.

Interestingly enough, in this article:

The maximum sentence for the Downs' crimes is five years in prison, but under Pennsylvania sentencing guidelines he likely faces only probation when he's sentenced Oct. 12 because he is not known to have a criminal record. [District Attorney Nancy] Vernon said she will not argue for a particular sentence, leaving the matter entirely to the judge's discretion.

Source.