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 [...]
Paul Tagliabue Intends To Oversee Saints Bounty Hearing
November 6, 2012 | Posted by
Paul Tagliabue denied a motion to recuse himself as the arbitrator for the appeals hearing of the players involved and suspended in the New Orleans Saints the bounty program as defined by current commissioner Roger Goodell, according to league sources. Tagliabue, the former NFL commissioner, informed the players’ attorneys of his decision, saying that he [...]
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 [...]
NFLPA Concerned About Paul Tagliabue’s Impartiality
October 24, 2012 | Posted by
Former commissioner Paul Tagliabue received a letter from the NFL Players Association asking him to address potential conflicts of interest he may have as former NFL commissioner in addressing Roger Goodell’s suspensions of players in the New Orleans Saints bounty case. Tagliabue is Goodell’s former boss and he works for the same law firm that represents [...]
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 [...]
Hall of Famer Reggie White Paid For Big Hits
October 19, 2012 | Posted by
Former Hall of Fame Packers defensive end Reggie White made a deal with fellow teammates in the1996 playoffs that if they made a big hit then he would give them $500. NBCSports.com reports that in the latest filing in the bounty case, the National Football League Players Association claims the National Football league knew that [...]
