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New Orleans Saints

Jonathan Vilma #51 of the New Orleans Saints walks on the field during a timeout in the game against the Washington Redskins during the season opener at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 9, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Ruling overturns Saints players' suspensions in 'bounty' scandal

Brett Martel, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a sharp rebuke to his successor's handling of the NFL's bountyinvestigation, former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue overturned the suspensions of four current and former New Orleans Saints players in a case that has preoccupied the league for almost a year...
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Robert Griffin III #10 of the Washington Redskins celebrates a 40-32 win against the New Orleans Saints during the season opener at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 9, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

RG3 goes 'beyond the hype' in debut

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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - A couple of rookies in the nation's capital have done the remarkable. They debuted with longsuffering teams amid incredible expectations, yet they managed to exceed them...
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From left are NFL football players Jonathan Vilma, in 2011; Anthony Hargrove, in 2010; Will Smith, in 2011; (AP Photo/File)

Panel vacates Saints NFL bounty suspensions

Brett Martel, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The suspensions of Jonathan Vilma and three other players in the NFL's bounty investigation were lifted Friday by a three-member appeals panel and the league reinstated those players a few minutes later...
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NFLPA, Vilma make more legal moves in bounty case

Brett Martel, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The NFL Players Association filed a lawsuit against the NFL on behalf of three players suspended in connection with the bounty investigation...
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NFL players meet with Goodell over bounties

Barry Wilner, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL insists it has evidence galore in the New Orleans Saints bounty program, and even made some of it public on Monday. The players and lawyers involved weren't impressed...
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Saints' Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell...
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Cris Carter admits to placing bounties in '90s

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Former NFL receiver Cris Carter admits putting bounties on opposing players during his playing career, he said during an interview with ESPN's 'Outside the Lines'...
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Vilma appeals suspension in Saints bounty case

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has appealed his season-long suspension under the NFL's bounty investigation, which named him as a ringleader of the cash-for-hits system...
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NFL players union files grievance in Saints' bounty case

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NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL players union has challenged Commissioner Roger Goodell's authority to suspend players who participated in the New Orleans Saints' pay-for-pain scandal...
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NFL suspends 4 players for Saints' bounties

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(AP) - New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has been suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season by the NFL, one of four players punished for participating in a pay-for-pain bounty system...
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