Former New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, who now plays for the Cleveland Browns, has consistently rebutted allegations that he participated in a pay-for-injury program in the scandal known as Bountygate. Although Fujita has admitted to giving money to a pool, he insists it was only for ‘big plays.’ ”My reputation is a lot more [...]
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Roger Goodell says he’ll release bounty evidence in the future
At Tuesday’s NFL owner’s meetings, Commissioner Roger Goodell said that they plan on releasing the evidence from the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal. “Yes, I do,” answered Goodell when he was asked if he expects the public to be able to see the evidence. Goodell said that the league won’t release any more information until the appeals [...]
READ MORE »Pro Bowl could end up in New Orleans this season
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is still unsure whether or not there will be a Pro Bowl in 2012. If there is, it could be played in New Orleans instead of Hawaii, since that’s where this year’s Super Bowl will be. Goodell needs stop playing around and get rid of the [...]
READ MORE »Gregg Williams’ audio made Wade Phillips sick
Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips was on KILT in Houston with Josh Innes and Rich Lord, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. He was asked to give his thoughts regarding the audio of former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams’ speech before last season’s playoff loss to the 49ers. “Well I mean it made me sick. I just don’t believe in that,” [...]
READ MORE »Mike Freeman drops possible bombshell amidst Bountygate controversy
Among sports columnists, Mike Freeman of CBS Sports has been one of the Saints’ harshest critics in the wake of the bounty scandal. He even went so far as to call Jonathan Vilma’s defamation lawsuit against Roger Goodell “arrogant” in a column he wrote a few days ago. But now, it seems Freeman is slowly [...]
READ MORE »Saints owner guarantees Drew Brees will get a new contract
According to Juan Kincaid of WWLTV in New Orleans, Saints owner Tom Benson has guaranteed that they will sign quarterback Drew Brees to a new contract, despite the fact that both sides have gotten no where this offseason. It’s time for Benson to step in and demand that Saints general manager Mickey Loomis give Brees [...]
READ MORE »Roger Goodell blasted for lack of transparency
In a recent radio interview on AM 790, Mike Florio criticized Roger Goodell’s handling of the punishments handed down to the players allegedly involved in the Bountygate scandal. He began by pointing out that when the Saints’ coaches didn’t vigorously challenge their suspensions (or in Gregg Williams case, not at all), he assumed that everything [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: the wide receivers
So far, I have offered my predictions on the breakouts and busts among quarterbacks and running backs for the 2012 NFL season. Now, let’s turn our attention to the wide receivers. Here are my choices for the top 25 fantasy wide receivers for the upcoming season. 1. Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants Call it a [...]
READ MORE »NFL players happy that Jonathan Vilma is suing Roger Goodell
With the news of Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma suing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell today, he’s already received plenty of support from players around the league, per Mike Silver of Yahoo Sports. “What a badass,” said an offensive player from an NFC team, per Silver. “He’s the man. I think it’s nuts, but I love it. [...]
READ MORE »Jonathan Vilma is suing Roger Goodell
According to Larry Holder of CBSSports.com, New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma is suing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for defamation of character. “By this action, Vilma seeks to recover damages for defamatory statements made by Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the National Football League (“NFL”).” In Vilma’s complaint he alleges that Goodell “made public statements concerning [...]
READ MORE »Drew Brees growing more and more frustrated with the Saints
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was on WWL Radio (viaProFootballTalk.com) in New Orleans and said that he’s growing more and more frustrated with how the Saints have been dragging their feet with regards to locking him up to a long-term contract. “This is a big time for our team, especially when you look at [...]
READ MORE »Saints will leave Sean Payton’s seat empty all season
There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that the New Orleans Saints will miss head coach Sean Payton this season and in order to honor him, they’ve decided to leave his chair empty during plane and bus rides as well as team meetings for the entire season. The Saints won’t need to worry about missing Payton [...]
READ MORE »Jonathan Vilma confident in his appeal to the NFL
Today is the day in which the NFL Player’s Association will makes it’s case as to why New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma shouldn’t be suspended, or should at least have it reduced. Just by reading Vilma’s Twitter feed, it sounds like he’s confident that he’ll be able to overturn his year-long suspension, or least get it [...]
READ MORE »Saints confident even without Sean Payton
Even though the New Orleans Saints will be heading into the 2012 season without head coach Sean Payton, they still seem quite confident in their powerful offense. The Saints believe in offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr.’s ability to call plays, since he held those duties when Payton injured his knee in the middle of the [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: running backs
Here are my rankings for the top 25 running backs in fantasy football for 2012 1. Arian Foster, Houston Texans After Foster’s spectacular, out-of-nowhere campaign in 2010 (2,220 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns), he followed it up with impressive numbers in 2011 (1,841 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns) even after having missed a [...]
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