SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » jonathan vilma http://espn1420.com Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Saints Restructure Contracts Of Jonathan Vilma & Will Smith http://espn1420.com/saints-restructure-contracts-of-jonathan-vilma-will-smith/ http://espn1420.com/saints-restructure-contracts-of-jonathan-vilma-will-smith/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:59:08 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=140020 The New Orleans Saints restructured the contracts of linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith on Tuesday, as the team scrambled to get under the $123 million salary cap.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/saints-restructure-contracts-of-jonathan-vilma-will-smith/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Saints Ask Vilma And Smith To Restructure Contracts, Will They? http://espn1420.com/saints-ask-vilma-and-smith-to-restructure-contracts-will-they/ http://espn1420.com/saints-ask-vilma-and-smith-to-restructure-contracts-will-they/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:18:39 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=135245 It isn't much of a surprise that the New Orleans Saints have reportedly asked linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith to...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/saints-ask-vilma-and-smith-to-restructure-contracts-will-they/feed/ 0 Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images Vilma Lawsuit Dismissed by Judge http://espn1420.com/vilma-lawsuit-dismissed-by-judge/ http://espn1420.com/vilma-lawsuit-dismissed-by-judge/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:46:01 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=125562 Ruling out of New Orleans today

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]]> http://espn1420.com/vilma-lawsuit-dismissed-by-judge/feed/ 0 Chris Graythen/Getty Images Sport Vilma Will Press on With Suit Against Goodell http://espn1420.com/vilma-will-press-on-with-suit-against-goodell/ http://espn1420.com/vilma-will-press-on-with-suit-against-goodell/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:04:30 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=116961 Vilma drops suit against NFL

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]]> http://espn1420.com/vilma-will-press-on-with-suit-against-goodell/feed/ 0 Stacy Revere/Getty Images Sport Paul Tagliabue Rules To Vacate All Saints "Bounty" Suspensions http://espn1420.com/paul-tagliabue-rules-to-vacate-all-saints-bounty-suspensions/ http://espn1420.com/paul-tagliabue-rules-to-vacate-all-saints-bounty-suspensions/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:44:36 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=116617 Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has vacated "all player discipline" in the bounty case against the New Orleans Saints. However, Tagliabue did...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/paul-tagliabue-rules-to-vacate-all-saints-bounty-suspensions/feed/ 0 Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images Saints Continue Bounty Hearings Today With Childress, Vitt, Tagliabue http://espn1420.com/saints-continue-bounty-hearings-today-with-childress-vitt-tagliabue/ http://espn1420.com/saints-continue-bounty-hearings-today-with-childress-vitt-tagliabue/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:15:31 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=114421 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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]]> http://espn1420.com/saints-continue-bounty-hearings-today-with-childress-vitt-tagliabue/feed/ 0 Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images No Surprise, Falcons Act "Classless" Before Saints Game http://espn1420.com/no-surprise-falcons-act-classless-before-saints-game/ http://espn1420.com/no-surprise-falcons-act-classless-before-saints-game/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:57:29 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=108650 Despite the fact that the New Orleans Saints have won 11 of the last 13 games against their hated rival, the Atlanta Falcons always feel the need to talk trash and make fools of themselves. Take for instance yesterday. Before they took the field to lose to the Saints again, several players...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/no-surprise-falcons-act-classless-before-saints-game/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) Mike Cerullo's Whistleblower E-Mail http://espn1420.com/mike-cerullos-whistleblower-e-mail/ http://espn1420.com/mike-cerullos-whistleblower-e-mail/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:04:37 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=104656 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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]]> http://espn1420.com/mike-cerullos-whistleblower-e-mail/feed/ 0 Photo by Getty Images NFLPA, Players Don't Want Tagliabue Either! http://espn1420.com/nflpa-players-dont-want-tagliabue-either/ http://espn1420.com/nflpa-players-dont-want-tagliabue-either/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:02:50 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=102977 The players in the New Orleans Saints bounty program succeeded in getting commissioner Roger Goodell to recuse himself.

Now, they want the same for his predecessor.

The NFL Players Association, along with four current and former Saints players, have filed a motion in U

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]]> http://espn1420.com/nflpa-players-dont-want-tagliabue-either/feed/ 0 A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images Sport NFLPA Requests Paul Tagliabue Prove Neutrality http://espn1420.com/nflpa-requests-paul-tagliabue-to-prove-neutrality/ http://espn1420.com/nflpa-requests-paul-tagliabue-to-prove-neutrality/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:08:15 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=102360 The NFL players' union has sent a letter to former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue asking him to clarify several potential conflicts of interest when he hears the appeals of the New Orleans Saints' bounty case. The concern from the union stems from the fact that...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/nflpa-requests-paul-tagliabue-to-prove-neutrality/feed/ 0 Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images Latest New Orleans Saints Injury Report, Graham Limited http://espn1420.com/latest-new-orleans-saints-injury-report-graham-limited/ http://espn1420.com/latest-new-orleans-saints-injury-report-graham-limited/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:34:40 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=100901 New Orleans Saints All-Pro tight end Jimmy Graham (pictured above) was limited in practice today, one day after being held out entirely with an ankle injury. Missing Thursday's practice was...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/latest-new-orleans-saints-injury-report-graham-limited/feed/ 0 Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Vilma Practices with Saints http://espn1420.com/vilma-practices-with-saints/ http://espn1420.com/vilma-practices-with-saints/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:12:28 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=100662 Jonathan Vilma's return to the New Orleans Saints was met with applause from his teammates.

Vilma practiced for the first time this season today as he tries to get ready to play against Tampa Bay this Sunday.

It could be the only chance he gets.

Chances are his bounty suspension has a good chance of being reinstated within the n

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]]> http://espn1420.com/vilma-practices-with-saints/feed/ 0 Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Sport Judge Rules Goodell Must Turn Over Bounty Docs http://espn1420.com/judge-rules-goodell-must-turn-over-bounty-docs/ http://espn1420.com/judge-rules-goodell-must-turn-over-bounty-docs/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:31:19 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=100044 A federal magistrate in New Orleans has ruled NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell must provide the court with documentation related to the alleged Saints bounty program.

However, judge Daniel Knowles said the NFL must turn the documents over to the court, an

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]]> http://espn1420.com/judge-rules-goodell-must-turn-over-bounty-docs/feed/ 0 Alex Wong/Getty Images Sport Jonathan Vilma Files Motion To Stop Suspension, Will Play Sunday Versus Bucs http://espn1420.com/jonathan-vilma-files-motion-to-stop-suspension-will-play-sunday-versus-bucs/ http://espn1420.com/jonathan-vilma-files-motion-to-stop-suspension-will-play-sunday-versus-bucs/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:54:09 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=99694 New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma plans on coming off the PUP (physically unable to perform) list this week and playing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday. If only the story was that simple.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/jonathan-vilma-files-motion-to-stop-suspension-will-play-sunday-versus-bucs/feed/ 0 Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images "Bounty" Players Appeal, Want Goodell to Recuse Himself http://espn1420.com/bounty-players-appeal-want-goodell-to-recuse-himself/ http://espn1420.com/bounty-players-appeal-want-goodell-to-recuse-himself/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:19:04 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=99011 All four players involved in the alleged New Orleans Saints bounty scandal have filed an appeal in the latest punishment handed down by Commissioner Roger Goodell.

In an interesting twist, the four players, Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove have asked that Goodell re

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]]> http://espn1420.com/bounty-players-appeal-want-goodell-to-recuse-himself/feed/ 0 Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Sport Goodell Re-Issues Bounty Discipline http://espn1420.com/goodell-re-issues-bounty-discipline-without-any-reductions/ http://espn1420.com/goodell-re-issues-bounty-discipline-without-any-reductions/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:26:05 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=98080 NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has re-issued the "bountygate" discipline over players Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita, and Anthony Hargrove. Today's discipline comes 31 days after

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]]> http://espn1420.com/goodell-re-issues-bounty-discipline-without-any-reductions/feed/ 0 Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Roger Goodell Resists Vilma's Request For Deposition http://espn1420.com/roger-goodell-resists-vilmas-request-for-deposition/ http://espn1420.com/roger-goodell-resists-vilmas-request-for-deposition/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:14:27 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=94660 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is resisting requested deposition from Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and his lawyer in their defamation of character lawsuit against him. Goodell maintains that...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/roger-goodell-resists-vilmas-request-for-deposition/feed/ 0 Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images NFL Shows Vilma New Evidence, Gregg Williams At The Center http://espn1420.com/nfl-shows-vilma-new-evidence-gregg-williams-at-the-center/ http://espn1420.com/nfl-shows-vilma-new-evidence-gregg-williams-at-the-center/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:58:21 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=91445 Former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams told the NFL that linebacker Jonathan Vilma offered $10,000 to any teammate who knocked quarterback Brett Favre out of the January 2010 NFC Championship Game, this according to an affidavit the NFL showed Vilma today. Williams also...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/nfl-shows-vilma-new-evidence-gregg-williams-at-the-center/feed/ 0 Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Jonathan Vilma's Attorney Snaps Back At Goodell http://espn1420.com/jonathan-vilmas-attorney-snaps-back-at-goodell/ http://espn1420.com/jonathan-vilmas-attorney-snaps-back-at-goodell/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:12:30 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=90859 The NFL released a statement today regarding an arbitration panel's ruling to overturn NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's decision to suspend Jonathan Vilma (and 3 others) for his alleged role in "bountygate." According to the statement, Goodell is claiming his suspension punishments were not overturned, but rather "put on hold." Vilma's attorney Peter Ginsberg responded with a strong...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/jonathan-vilmas-attorney-snaps-back-at-goodell/feed/ 0 Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Source: Vilma Would Meet With Goodell http://espn1420.com/source-vilma-would-meet-with-goodell/ http://espn1420.com/source-vilma-would-meet-with-goodell/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:51:45 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=90300 Back during the time suspended players could appeal NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's decision as a result of the alleged bounty system by the New Orleans Saints, Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma walked out on Goodell, calling the entire affair a charade

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