Nobody has been blown away by the little evidence that the NFL has released publicly in regards to the alleged bounty program that the New Orleans Saints had been running for the the past few seasons. All that Commissioner Goodell and his office have given to are 200 pages of what is supposedly a 50,000-page [...]
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June 19, 2012
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On Monday, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees posted a message on Twitter that compared the current bounty scandal to the Iraq war when the U.S. claimed there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but they ended up being wrong. It looks like after listening to responses from numerous people, he realized it wasn’t the best thing the say.
Brees took some...
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June 18, 2012
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With the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal currently going on, as well as a contract stand-off between the Saints and quarterback Drew Brees, it doesn’t look like tight end Jimmy Graham will get a long-term deal any time soon.
Another problem that the Saints have, is that they don’t have the cap room at the moment to lock Graham up to a long-term contract.
Graham’s...
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June 18, 2012
Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and his attorney, Peter Ginsberg, left Monday's appeal hearing prematurely, claiming commissioner Roger Goodell did not provide new evidence in a timely manner. Ginsberg said the hearing was "a sham." The NFL handed over select evidence Friday, adhering to the required three days notice of evidence before Monday's appeal. It...
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June 19, 2012
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Former New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday and afterwards told the media that it wasn’t him saying, ”Bobby , give me my money,” during the 20o9 NFC Championship game.
Jason LaCanfora has Hargrove’s complete statement laid out on CBSSports.com.
We also have a video of Hargrove talking to the...
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June 19, 2012
Anthony Davis is in New Orleans for a meet-and-greet with the team that is expected to make him the NBA's top overall draft pick next week.
The Hornets have yet to confirm publicly whom they intend to select at No. 1, but that's among the worst kept secrets in the world.
The Hornets did not ask the 6-foot-11 Davis to work out, but did have him pose for pictures in a white...
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June 18, 2012
The NFLPA recently released the NFL’s evidence against the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scandal, one piece of evidence which includes former Saints’ defensive coordinator Gregg Williams actually referencing Dog the Bounty Hunter.
The majority of the evidence that comes by way of Deadspin.com is contained within six PowerPoint presentations that were shown to the Saints’ defense...
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June 18, 2012
As NFL OTAs come to an end, so do the hopes of making an NFL team for many undrafted free agents around the league. Penn Staters were not immune from that disappointment this week.
For a few established Penn Staters in the NFL, the week was far from disappointing as they have already started to increase their roles for this upcoming season.
Here’s what happened with Penn...
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June 19, 2012
As if the Saints bounty program scandal hasn’t already taken up enough limelight already this off-season.
At Monday’s appeal hearing regarding the bounty case, outside counsel for the NFL, Mary Jo White, said that three members of the Saints defensive coaching staff (including Gregg Williams) corroborated the claim that Jonathan Vilma offered a $10,000 bounty on Brett Favre in...
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June 18, 2012
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma arrived at NFL offices, along with his lawyer Peter Ginsberg, at roughly 9:30 a.m. ET Monday for his appeal hearing before Commissioner Roger Goodell, the hearing was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET. Vilma, suspended for the season for his role in the Saints "bounty" scandal, said he was unsure if he'll get to see the evidence...
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June 18, 2012
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The four NFL players associated with the so-called "Bountygate" had their day with Commissioner Roger Goodell- and one left really early...
Jonathan Vilma only hung around for an hour before stating his case in front of a bunch of microphones...
The other three players, Anthony Hargrove, Scott Fujita, and Will Smith all arrived at the NFL offices...
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June 20, 2012
The NFL is fielding plenty of questions into its investigation of the New Orleans Saints and their alleged bounty program. But the league won't field additional queries from Congress. "The NFL has taken the issue of bounties in professional football seriously and has been open and willing to take additional steps to protect player safety and football's integrity,"...
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June 18, 2012
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. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, Ornstein insisted his emails were jokes, and he unsuccessfully...
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June 20, 2012
Drew Brees through a Twitter shoe at President Bush when he compared Bountygate to finding WMDs in Iraq.
Saints owner Tom Benson and suspended general manager Mickey Loomis will be allowed to meet during Loomis' 8 game suspension. The reason is that Benson owns the New Orleans Hornets, and Loomis is director of basketball operations for the NBA squad. The NFL expects Loomis...
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June 19, 2012
Something I've done in the painstakingly long "bountygate" process is accept that Roger Goodell is going to get his way, live with the fact that the Saints will be without numerous key coaches, front office members, and players, and just move on. I think it's time we all do that, honestly. Regardless of what side of the fence you sit on, at the end of the day, I...
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