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 [...]
Jonathan Vilma Adds Whistleblowers E-Mail To Bounty Appeal Brief
October 30, 2012 | Posted by
Jonathan Vilma added the original e-mail that initiated the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal to a brief he filed to have former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue removed from hearing the players’ appeals to have penalties reversed. ProFootballTalk.com obtained a copy of the brief and reported that it attaches an email, dated Nov. 2, 2011, from [...]
Drew Brees Passes Johnny Unitas With Sean Payton Watching
October 8, 2012 | Posted by
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke Johnny Unitas’ long-standing record of 47 consecutive games with a touchdown pass Sunday in front of a raucous crowd at the Mercedes Benz Bowl that included suspended head coach Sean Payton. The history-making play occurred when Brees threw a perfect pass to a streaking Devery Henderson for a [...]
Drew Brees Gets Sean Payton Admission To Saints Game
October 4, 2012 | Posted by
Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints quarterback, sent an e-mail to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, asking him to allow suspended coaches Sean Payton, Mickey Loomis and Joe Vitt to attend Sunday night’s game in the Superdome when Brees seeks a league record. And Goodell grated the QB his wish. “I am excited for our team and [...]
Former Aide Mike Cerullo Identified As Bounty Whistleblower
September 19, 2012 | Posted by
Former New Orleans Saints assistant Mike Cerullo has been identified as the key witness in the NFL’s bounty case against the four players and coaches who were implicated in the scandal. To Jonathan Vilma’s legal team, that revelation was not a surprise. In fact, his lawyers had long ago presented the NFL with statements and [...]
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 [...]
Panel Overturns Players’ Bounty Suspensions
September 7, 2012 | Posted by
In a reversal of gigantic proportions, the much-talked-about suspensions of four players allegedly involved in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal have been reversed, according to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter. The reverberations of the decision by a three-man arbitration panel shook the league at the start of its first weekend of the new season. [...]
NFL Hopes To Have Jonathan Vilma’s Suit Dismissed
August 10, 2012 | Posted by
Persistent New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma returned to federal court on Friday, where a judge is hearing arguments on the NFL’s motion to dismiss the Saints linebacker’s lawsuit seeking to overturn his bounty suspension. Vilma seemed hopeful but not overly so. “You never want to go into these things with expectations,” Vilma said upon [...]
More Saints Bounty Drama: Player Admits To Lying About Its Existence
May 8, 2012 | Posted by
The New Orleans Saints bounty program drama just will not end. It is a reality show gone bad (like most of them). In the latest episode, a report was released Tuesday that said one of the suspended players, Anthony Hargrove, now with Green Bay, said he was told to deny knowledge of such a system [...]
