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...
April 25, 2012
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...
April 2, 2012 New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and General Manager Mickey Loomis will meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in New York this week to appeal their suspensions. Payton is currently scheduled to be suspended until the end of Super Bowl XLVII, while Loomis is suspended the first 8 weeks of the regular season. The appeals process is said to be...
March 27, 2012
March 22, 2012 You knew the feds would want to get involved, right?
Never shying away from the opportunity to grandstand, a United States Senator is setting up a Judiciary Committee meeting to look into the pr
March 21, 2012 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...
March 7, 2012 Suspensions, substantial fines, and loss of draft picks are three expected punishments the NFL will dole out to the New Orleans Saints as a result of "bountygate." However, the ramifications of Gregg Williams' bounty scandal will create shock waves, not just in the Crescent City, but throughout the NFL universe.
