West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith was predicted by many analysts to be the first quarterback selected in Thursday’s NFL draft, but surprisingly, the Buffalo Bills selected E.J. Manuel over Smith with the 16th overall pick. “There was a lot of confirmation going on for me, so it was more so a matter of when they [...]
Bounty Ringleader Gregg Williams Reinstated, Hired By Titans
February 7, 2013 | Posted by
Gregg Williams, the professed ringleader of the New Orleans Saints bounty program who was suspended indefinitely, was reinstated Thursday by the NFL, which also approved the Tennessee Titans’ contract offer with Williams to become senior assistant in charge of defense. In a statement, Commissioner Roger Goodell cited several reasons for reinstating Williams, including that he [...]
Lawsuit by Saints’ Vilma Against NFL Chief Goodell Dismissed
January 18, 2013 | Posted by
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 [...]
New Orleans Saints Ink Sean Payton to Contract Extension
December 29, 2012 | Posted by
The New Orleans Saints inked suspended head coach Sean Payton to a five-year contract extension on Friday, according to ESPN. The terms of the extension remained undisclosed, but Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com reported Friday that Payton will make about $7.5 million a year. In the previous extension deal that was rejected by the league, Payton [...]
Sean Payton Could Be Reinstated By NFL Before End Of Season
December 13, 2012 | Posted by
Suspended New Orleans coach Sean Payton could be reinstated to by the NFL before the end of the season, according to commissioner Roger Goodell, who exiled the coach for the season in the first place after the league’s investigation into the team’s alleged bounty program. Goodell has been in communication with Payton about the possibility [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Saints Coach Sean Payton to Become Free Agent
November 4, 2012 | Posted by
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, who is currently serving a yearlong suspension, is set to become a free agent at the end of this season after his multi-year contract extension in September 2011 was voided by the NFL within the past year according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The extension would have kept Payton in [...]
