PLAYERS:
Jonathan Vilma,
Will Smith,
Scott Fujita,
Anthony Hargrove,
Roger Goodell,
Gregg Williams,
Tom Benson,
Brett Favre,
Matt Hasselbeck,
Marshawn Lynch,
Roman Harper
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks
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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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According to ESPN, New Orleans Saints linebacker Skip Bayless left his hearing with commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday after an hour, calling the process “unfair.” Vilma was there to appeal his suspension, saying he wasn’t involved in the bounty scandal surrounded around the Saints franchise.
The linebacker’s attorney, Peter Ginsberg, said the NFL requested an adjournment...
Vilma Leaves NFL Meeting Early
((HT: ESPN))
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...
Jonathan Vilma, Other Bounty Defendants Say 'Shame on the NFL,' Show Up at Appeals Hearing
NEW YORK -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was hearing the appeals Monday of four players suspended for their role in the Saints bounty program. On hand at NFL headquarters were all four players: Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, who was suspended for the 2012 season, and defensive end Will Smith, docked for four games; Green Bay defensive end Anthony Hargrove, suspended for eight...
Saints LB Jonathan Vilma, Others Arrive For 'Bounty' Appeals
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...
Brett Favre had a $35,000 bounty on his head in 2009
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NFL Shows Evidence In Saints Bounty Case
New York, NY (Sports Network) - On the same day a lawyer for Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma called the bounty appeal hearing for his client and three other players a sham, the NFL presented reporters with previously unseen evidence it has collected in the case.
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Reports: NFL Shows Evidence In Bounty Case
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Gregg Williams corroborates claim that Jonathan Vilma offered a $10k Favre bounty
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...
Saints LB Jonathan Vilma Cuts Short 'Bounty' Hearing With Roger Goodell
All four suspended New Orleans Saints players and their attorneys left Monday's appeal before Commissioner Roger Goodell roughly an hour after their appeal hearings began, things are unresolved and completely unsettled in this unprecedented "bounty" scandal and its aftermath. Peter Ginsberg, the lawyer for suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, said after a few...
Players appeal suspensions, question evidence in bounty case
The four players suspended for alleged involvement in the Saints' pay-for-performance scandal left their appeal hearing Monday on much the same terms as they'd arrived: believing the evidence against them was both incongruous and incomplete, if not invisible. "The NFL has been careless and irresponsible," linebacker Scott Fujita said, calling the league's...
Players Question Bounty Evidence
Anthony Hargrove and the other suspended players took their case to Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday. Jonathan Vilma's lawyer called the proceeding a "sham" and did not return after an adjournment.
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