May 23, 2012 The quarrelsome relationship between the NFL Players Association and the NFL continues to go downward. Last week, New Orleans Saints LB Jonathan Vilma sued NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for defamation. Today, the NFLPA filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the league and its owners conspired in collusion to establish a secret salary cap in 2010. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello responded to the lawsuit, saying...
May 4, 2012
May 3, 2012 Two months ago, "bountygate" hit the press. Yesterday, the final related suspensions were made when Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita, and Anthony Hargrove received bans. In the case of Vilma, it was an entire season. Justified? That's debatable. Is he a scapegoat? Once again, that's debatable. The severity of Vilma's punishment means...
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April 16, 2012 The audio recording of former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams (pictured above) before New Orleans' playoff matchup with the San Francisco 49ers was made public by the press back on April 4th. The NFL players association reportedly had detailed knowledge of the audio before the press did. According to sources, it was provided to the NFLPA by former Saints linebacker...
April 9, 2012
April 5, 2012 Early this morning, the most damning evidence of Gregg Williams and his pay for performance tactics when he was the defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints was released. Speculation as to whether Williams will receive a lifetime ban from the NFL has been up for debate. There are two ways to look at it, one would be...
