The NFL’s evidence against the suspended New Orleans Saints coaches, players and former players included emails that Sean Payton’s close friend and confidant, Mike Ornstein, sent from prison, offering up bounties for hits. Yet according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, Ornstein insisted his emails were jokes, and he unsuccessfully attempted to convince NFL [...]
NFL Players Attack Commissioner Goodell’s Authority In Grievances
May 4, 2012 | Posted by
The NFL Players Association is not accepting commissioner Roger Goodell’s harsh suspensions in the New Orleans Saints bounty program case — or his seemingly all-encompassing power. Indeed, the union is fighting back. The Players Association filed a pair of grievances Thusday challenging Goodell’s authority to suspend four players for their involvement in Saint’s bounty system. [...]
