Saints LB Vilma active for game vs. Tampa Bay (Yahoo! Sports)

21 Oct
2012

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2012 file photo, New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma arrives at the NFL football headquarters to meet with Commissioner Roger Goodell, in New York. Vilma is again asking a federal judge to overturn his suspension in the NFL's bounty probe of the Saints. In papers filed in U.S. District Court in New Orleans on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, Vilma says Goodell engaged in a

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma made his debut Sunday while appealing a suspension for his role in the Saints bounty program.


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Goodell appoints Tagliabue to hear player appeals (Yahoo! Sports)

19 Oct
2012

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2012, Roger Goodell, left, the NFL's chief operating officer, and Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner, pose for photos after Goodell was selected to succeed Tagliabue as the league's new commissioner at an NFL meeting in Northbrook, Ill. Goodell appointed Tagliabue on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, to hear the appeals of four players suspended in the New Orleans Saints bounties scandal.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

NEW YORK (AP) -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed predecessor Paul Tagliabue to hear the appeals of four players suspended in the Saints' bounty scandal.


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Kennedy says NFL lying about his bounty knowledge (Yahoo! Sports)

19 Oct
2012
The former Vikings player identified by the NFL as a ''whistleblower'' in the Saints bounty case says the league is lying about his statements.
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NFLPA cites 1996 bounty program allowed by NFL (Yahoo! Sports)

18 Oct
2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The NFL Players Association filed papers in federal court pointing out that the NFL permitted a 1996 incentive program for big hits funded by then-Green Bay defensive lineman Reggie White.
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NFL responds to Vilma, NFLPA lawsuits (Yahoo! Sports)

17 Oct
2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The NFL is again urging a federal judge to avoid interfering in Commissioner Roger Goodell's efforts to discipline four players for the Saints' cash-for-hits bounty pool.
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Judge wants to see NFL bounty documents (Yahoo! Sports)

16 Oct
2012

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2012 file photo, New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma arrives at the NFL football headquarters to meet with Commissioner Roger Goodell, in New York. Vilma is again asking a federal judge to overturn his suspension in the NFL's bounty probe of the Saints. In papers filed in U.S. District Court in New Orleans on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, Vilma says Goodell engaged in a

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A federal magistrate judge has ordered NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to provide the court with documents related to the league's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints.


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Vilma, NFLPA take bounty matter back to court (Yahoo! Sports)

15 Oct
2012

FILE - From left are NFL football players Jonathan Vilma, in 2011; Anthony Hargrove, in 2010; Will Smith, in 2011; and Scott Fujita, in 2011. All four players punished in the NFL's bounty investigation have filed appeals with the league. People familiar with the situation say the players have asked Commissioner Roger Goodell to remove himself as arbitrator because they do not believe he can be impartial. (AP Photo/File)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- If the Saints decide Jonathan Vilma is ready, the embattled linebacker will take the field in Tampa Bay on Sunday for the first time this season.


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4 players file bounty appeals to NFL (Yahoo! Sports)

12 Oct
2012

FILE - This Sept. 9, 2012 file photo shows Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita looking on before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, in Cleveland. Fujita has criticized NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for the way he has handled his suspension in the New Orleans Saints' bounty case. Fujita had his three-game suspension reduced to one on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, by Goodell, who sent the veteran a letter. Fujita says he's pleased Goodell acknowledged he never participated in the pay-for-hits program, but did not like the commissioner's

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- All four players punished in the NFL's bounty investigation have filed appeals with the league. People familiar with the situation say the players have asked Commissioner Roger Goodell to remove himself as arbitrator because they do not believe he can be impartial.


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Players lash out at new bounty discipline (Yahoo! Sports)

10 Oct
2012

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012, file photo, NFL ommissioner Roger Goodell gestures to fans before an NFL football game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys in East Rutherford, N.J. Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith and the NFL players union left little doubt they remain determined to challenge Commissioner Roger Goodell's authority to suspend players in connection with the league's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints. Goodell ruled Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, that Vilma, a linebacker, would remain suspended for the season, while Smith, a defensive end, still would face a four-game ban. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith and the NFL players union left little doubt they remain determined to challenge Commissioner Roger Goodell's authority to suspend players in connection with the league's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints.


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Commissioner Goodell re-issues bounty discipline (Yahoo! Sports)

09 Oct
2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld the suspensions of Jonathan Vilma and Will Smith on Tuesday for their role in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal and reduced penalties for Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove.
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