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Found May 02, 2012 on Sports Blog Net: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Anthony Hargrove,  Ted Thompson,  Jonathan Vilma,  Will Smith,  Scott Fujita,  Roger Goodell,  Jerel Worthy,  Mike Daniels
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers,  New Orleans Saints,  Cleveland Browns,  Michigan State Spartans
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Ted Thompson normally doesn't like to spend money on free agents because he views NFL free agency as an inherent risk. Often times, teams do not know what kind of player or person they're getting, which in the mind of the Packers GM can make things entirely too risky. Well the big news of the day today, shows exactly why the Packers normally prefer to build from within. According to a report issued by ESPN.com, Packers free agent signee Anthony Hargrove, along with current Saints Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith and former Saint Scott Fujita, currently of the Browns, will be suspended by the National Football League for their role in the bounty gate scandal. Hargrove, who was signed by the Packers this offseason to help aid an ailing pass rush, received an 8-game suspension, which is a crushing blow for Green Bay, who was depending on him to play probably 40-50% of the snaps in nickel and dime packages, as a interior pass-rusher. Unfortunately, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell ...
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