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 [...]
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Domonique Foxworth blasts the NFL over Bountygate in new Op Ed piece
Domonique Foxworth, former Baltimore Ravens cornerback and current president of the NFL Players Association wrote an Op Ed piece in the USA Today yesterday criticizing the NFL’s depiction of the NFLPA’s stance on the Bountygate situation and demanding to see actual evidence of player participation in the Bountygate scandal. ”There are people willingly misleading the [...]
READ MORE »Larry Fitzgerald: Saints players needed to be suspended
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald made a guest appearance on Rich Eisen’s Podcast and claimed that the players involved in the News Orleans Saints bounty scandal aren’t ”bad men,” but they needed to be suspended. “I think it’s unfortunate … that authority figures in the league implemented such a thing,” said Fitzgerald. “I think Roger [...]
READ MORE »NFL fires back at NFLPA over Bountygate
The NFL has issued a response to the NFLPA’s grievance over the suspension of four players involved in the Bountygate scandal. Here is the text of the response in full: “On May 2, Commissioner Goodell suspended four current or former New Orleans Saints players for conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in [...]
READ MORE »Adam Schefter says “massive legal battle” coming in the wake of Bountygate suspensions
Earlier today, it was reported that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had handed down suspensions for four players involved in the Bountygate scandal: Jonathan Vilma, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith, and Scott Fujita. Vilma received the worst of the punishments, having been suspended for the entire 2012 season. It has been indicated that all four players will [...]
READ MORE »James Harrison chimes in on Bountygate suspensions
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison gave his two cents on the NFL’s suspension of four players in connection with the Bountygate scandal earlier today. “Ridiculous, and nobody really sees why the punishments have been so severe over the past 3 – 4 years!” he exclaimed on his Facebook page just after Goodell’s ruling. James Harrison [...]
READ MORE »NFL issues bounty player suspensions, Vilma suspended for the season
According to Judy Batista of the New York Times, New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has been for the entire 2012 season. His suspension begins immediately. The NFL claims that Vilma helped in ”establishing and funding the program.” Other players that have been suspended are, Anthony Hargrove (8 games), Will Smith (4 games), and Scott Fujita [...]
READ MORE »Roger Goodell doesn’t expect to hand down bounty punishments this week
Earlier today, while speaking with reporters at an NFL draft event, Roger Goodell said the punishment phase regarding the players who were involved with the Bountygate scandal was in the “final stages,” although he indicated it was unlikely he would be issuing any decisions this week regarding possible suspensions or other punishments. The general consensus [...]
READ MORE »NFL states that 22-27 players were involved in bounty scandal
According to Jason LaCanfora of the NFL Network, the NFL has stated that there were 22-27 players that were involved in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal. LaCanfora also mentioned that Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, safety Roman Harper and defensive end Will Smith will likely be hit the hardest. My guess is that the minimum [...]
READ MORE »Saints restructure Will Smith’s contract
According to ESPN’s Pat Yasinskas, the New Orleans Saints will save $4.78 million in cap room after restructuring defensive end Will Smith’s contract on Monday. Smith’s 2012 salary from brought down from $7 million to the veteran minimum of $825,000, since the Saints turned his salary into a $6.175 million signing bonus. Smith will also [...]
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