May 23, 2013

NFL: Saints hire Rob Ryan to be defensive coordinator

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Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan of the Dallas Cowboys looks on in the third quarter of their game against the Washington Redskins at FedExField on December 30, 2012 in Landover, Maryland. (December 29, 2012 – Source: Rob Carr/Getty Images North America) METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints coach Sean Payton has chosen Rob Ryan as his new [...]

NFL: NFL lifts Payton’s suspension

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Team owner of the New Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Hornets Tom Benson shakes hands with New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton during a game between the New Orleans Hornets and the Toronto Raptors at New Orleans Arena on December 28, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (December 27, 2012 – Source: Chris Graythen/Getty [...]

NFL Goodell: Bounty players should be punished

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell listens to a question during a news conference after the NFL owners meeting, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, in Irving, Texas.(Photo: LM Otero, Associated Press) IRVING, Texas (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he “fundamentally disagrees” with former league boss Paul Tagliabue’s decision not to discipline players in the New Orleans [...]

Saints Bounty Scandal: Anthony Hargrove confirms NFLPA rejected settlement in bounty scandal

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Anthony Hargrove #95 of the Green Bay Packers participates in warm-ups before a preseason game against the Cleveland Browns at Lambeau Field on August 16, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Browns defeated the Packers 35-10. (August 15, 2012 – Source: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — Anthony Hargrove’s agent, Phil Williams, [...]

Saints Bounty Scandal: Saints players at hearing to appeal bounty suspensions

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(Photo: Louis Lanzano,AP) Story Highlights The hearing is being conducted by former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — WASHINGTON — New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, accompanied by defensive end Will Smith, exited a black SUV at 7:30 a.m. this morning outside a downtown Washington, D.C. law office to hear testimony from [...]

NFL: NFLPA cites 1996 bounty program allowed by NFL

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks with the media before the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Tennessee Titans on October 7, 2012 at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (October 6, 2012 – Source: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images North America) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The NFL Players Association [...]

NFL: Saints fan sues NFL for $5M for ‘dictatorial interference’ from Roger Goodell

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — A New Orleans Saints fan is suing the NFL for $5 million for “dictatorial, unreasonable, vindictive, and unfounded, interference from the Commissioner and the League,” according to a report Tuesday from The Times-Picayune. David Mancina filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell citing a claim that he [...]

NFL: Payton, Loomis, Vitt may attend Sunday’s Saints game

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Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints throws a pass against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on September 30, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (September 29, 2012 – Source: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America) METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The NFL has granted permission for Saints coach Sean Payton, general manager Mickey Loomis [...]

NFL: Goodell wants bounty meeting with players soon

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WASHINGTON (AP) NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to meet with the players whose bounty suspensions were temporarily lifted “as soon as possible.” Appearing at a hearing on Capitol Hill, Goodell noted Wednesday that the league “offered several times to have them come in as part of the hearing process, the CBA process, and I hope [...]

Saints Bounty Scandal: NFL files evidence backing Goodell in Saints bounty case

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The NFL on Thursday provided a federal judge with what it says is evidence Commissioner Roger Goodell did not improperly pre-judge the four players suspended in the bounty investigation. The evidence includes a copy of a letter the NFL Players Association sent the league on March 7 asking Goodell to delay [...]