U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan dismissed Jonathan Vilma’s defamation lawsuit against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello announced by Twitter on Thursday. Goodell and the league sought to have the case dismissed on the grounds that the the league’s collective bargaining agreement prevents players from suing Goodell personally for claims of this nature. Vilma [...]
Gregg Williams Claims He Tried To End Bounty Program
December 12, 2012 | Posted by
Former New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, described as the mastermind of the alleged Saints bounty program, testified that he was overruled by interim coach Joe Vitt when he tried to shut down the pay-for-injure system after the NFL began its investigation. According to transcripts from appeals hearings obtained by The Associated Press, Williams said [...]
Paul Tagliabue Overturns Saints Bounty Suspensions
December 11, 2012 | Posted by
Paul Tagliabue, after months and months of legal machinations, overturned the suspensions of four current and former New Orleans Saints players named in NFL so-called “bounty” case. Tagliabue, the former NFL commissioner appointed by the league to rule on the case, however, detemined that the players’ conduct was detrimental to the league and that they [...]
Saint Bounty Case: Players Hear Gregg Williams Testimony
November 30, 2012 | Posted by
Jonathan Vilma and Will Smith — two of the four players mired in the never-ending New Orleans Saints — attended a hearing in Washington, D.C. Friday so they could hear first-hand the testimony of former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams testify at an appeals hearing. “We got to hear what Gregg had to say,” Smith said. [...]
Paul Tagliabue to Complete Bounty Hearings by Dec. 4
November 22, 2012 | Posted by
Paul Tagliabue, former NFL commissioner, has informed league officials and players connected in the NFL’s bounty investigation that he plans to have all hearings completed by Dec. 4 and make a final ruling shortly thereafter. The Associated Press obtained a document on Wednesday, which Tagliabue instructs the NFL to produce key witnesses in the New Orleans [...]
Roger Goodell Appoints Paul Tagliabue to Hear Appeals
October 20, 2012 | Posted by
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has appointed former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue to hear the appeals of the four players suspended in connection with the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scandal. Jonathan Vilma, Scott Fujita, Will Smith and Anthony Hargrove, as well as the players’ union were notified by Goodell Friday about his decision to allow Tagliabue [...]
Judge Orders Saints Bounty Documents From Roger Goodell
October 16, 2012 | Posted by
The seemingly never-ending New Orleans Saints bounty scandal took another turn Tuesday when a federal magistrate judge ordered NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to provide the court with documents related to the investigation that has dragged on for several months. The order by Magistrate Daniel Knowles on Tuesday came in response to suspended linebacker Jonathan Vilma’s [...]
Players Want Roger Goodell To Recuse Self From Bounty Case
October 12, 2012 | Posted by
The New Orleans Saints bounty scandal will not go away anytime soon. Now comes word that Jonathan Vilma, Scott Fujita, Anthony Hargrove and Will Smith have filed an appeal to have NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recused himself from the case. The players site in their quest that Goodell, as judge and jury, is biased and [...]
Roger Goodell Upholds Jonathan Vilma’s Suspension, Reduces 2 Others
October 10, 2012 | Posted by
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell upheld the season-long suspension of New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma while reducing the punishment of two others who were a part of the alleged bounty pay-for-injury program. Goodell’s decision is a blow to Vilma, who has maintained his innocence in the case, saying he never put up cash as a [...]
Saints Bounty Case: Jonathan Vilma Subpeonas Gregg Williams, Mike Cerullo
September 18, 2012 | Posted by
The New Orleans Saints bounty case grinds on. Today, players Scott Fujita, Anthony Hargrove and Will Smith meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. And, it was learned by ESPN, that Jonathan Vilma, who met with Goodell Monday, last week had his attorney serve former New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and former defensive assistant Mike [...]
