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Saints Continue Bounty Hearings Today With Childress, Vitt, Tagliabue

Scott Prather — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:15:31 +0000

Former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress, current New Orleans Saints interim coach Joe Vitt, and linebacker Jonathan Vilma, all took the stand today in New Orleans for the NFL bounty probe hearings.

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Saints Fall To Falcons, Brees' TD Streak Ends

Scott Prather — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:01:09 +0000

In a crucial game against their hated rival, the New Orleans Saints let too many opportunities slip away, falling to the Atlanta Falcons 23-13. With the defeat, the Saints playoff chances appear...

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Four Saints Miss Practice, Status For Sunday In Doubt

Scott Prather — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:30:12 +0000

Four members of the New Orleans Saints missed Thursday's practice, leaving their status for Sunday's matchup with the rival Atlanta Falcons in doubt. The injury list includes...

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Mike Cerullo's Whistleblower E-Mail

Scott Prather — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:04:37 +0000

New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a legal brief yesterday, hoping it would lead to a possible removal of Paul Tagliabue in the "bountygate" appeals. An interesting note from the filing was an e-mail sent by alleged "bounty snitch" Mike Cerullo to the NFL a year ago. It reads...

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Drew Brees Rips Roger Goodell, Calls Bounties A "Sham"

Scott Prather — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:11:44 +0000

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees isn't resting his mouth during the Saints bye week. Making media rounds this morning, Brees ripped into NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, saying...

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Sources: Sean Payton Will Attend Saints Game Sunday

Scott Prather — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:10:22 +0000

After New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees asked the NFL to allow Sean Payton, Mickey Loomis, and Joe Vitt to attend Sunday night's game against the San Diego Chargers, the question became whether or not they would attend. Vitt and Loomis declinded, but Payton will be in that number. According to...

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Payton, Loomis, & Vitt Allowed To Attend Saints Game At Brees' Request

Scott Prather — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:01:28 +0000

New Orleans Saints suspended head coach Sean Payton, suspended general manager Mickey Loomis, and suspended assistant coach Joe Vitt, have been granted permission from the NFL to attend Sunday's game when the Saints host the San Diego Chargers. Drew Brees sent a request to...

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Saints Adjust To New Roles On Defense

Scott Prather — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:42:28 +0000

With new defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo running the D in New Orleans, several Saints are settling into new roles on defense. How are they adjusting?

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Saints Lose Defensive End Greg Romeus For Season

Scott Prather — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:23:45 +0000

Romeus was expected to compete for playing time this season. The injury is an extremely tough blow to a young man who has fought injuries for several years. It occurred when he...

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Saints Shanle Says Bounty Scandal Overblown

Scott Prather — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:53:44 +0000

New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Shanle claims the NFL blew the "bounty" scandal out of proportion, and explains in detail what actually happened.

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Vitt Says Drew Brees Will Be At Training Camp

Scott Prather — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:49:21 +0000

New Orleans Saints interim coach Joe Vitt (pictured above) has spoken to Drew Brees about training camp preperations, and fully expects the Saints All-Pro quarterback to be in attendance. "What else is he going to do? He can't sing or dance," quipped Vitt. Brees is currently...

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Hargrove Mad At NFL For Twisting The Truth

Scott Prather — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:03:44 +0000

Former New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove is upset with the NFL for leaking his sworn declaration, and because they ''grossly mischaracterized'' his words. Hargrove, now with Packers, is....

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Hargrove Says Coaches Told Him Deny Bounties Existence

Scott Prather — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:47:52 +0000

Former New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove wrote a signed declaration last month to the NFL, claiming coaches Gregg Williams and Joe Vitt instructed him to lie about a bounty program. Hargrove's affidavit was written...

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Saints Coach Vitt Addresses Media in First Press Conference

Jay Walker — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:58:10 +0000

New Orleans Saints interim coach Joe Vitt addressed the media on Tuesday, his first public statement since being named head coach, replacing the suspended Sean Payton.

Vitt accepted blame for his part in the bounty scandal. But then he sought to clear the names of his player

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Saints Make It Official, Name Joe Vitt Interim Coach

Scott Prather — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:49:18 +0000

As expected, the New Orleans Saints named veteran assistant coach Joe Vitt has been named interim head coach for the 2012 season. The issue with the announcement is that Vitt is suspended for the first six games of the regular season. During his 40+ day suspension, the Saints will most likely...

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Report Claims Bill Parcells Will Not Coach Saints

Scott Prather — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:05:34 +0000

Chris Mortensen of espn.com is reporting with virtual certainty that Bill Parcells will not be the interim head coach the New Orleans Saints in 2012. Current head coach Sean Payton will begin a season-long suspension this Monday. The report suggests the interim coach will be...

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Saints' Appeal Denied by Goodell

Jay Walker — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:35:09 +0000

Payton's suspension to begin April 16th.

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NFL Hammers Saints, Payton Suspended 1 Year

Scott Prather — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:41:16 +0000

The NFL announced its punishment of the New Orleans Saints staff as a result of the "bountygate" investigation. Head coach Sean Payton has been suspended one year without pay. The team was fined a half a million dollars and docked two 2nd round draft choices (2012,2013). Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis was...

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