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A report from Pro Players Insider says the NFLPA has filed a grievance with the NFL vice president of labor arbitration and litigation, Buckly Briggs, and System Arbitrator, Professor Stephen Burbank of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, stating the suspensions doled out to current Saints players Jonathan Vilma and Will Smith, and former Saints…
Charlie Wilmoth of SB Nation Pittsburgh compiled an interesting piece (via ESPN’s Adam Schefter) regarding some reactions of the suspensions in wake of the bounty scandal in New Orleans. As probably suspected, those reactions were colorful, aggressive and not in support of the verdict handed down by Commissioner Roger Goodell. OLB James Harrison, the Steeler…
Roger Goodell stuck with his punishments for New Orleans’ pay-for-pain bounties, rejecting Saints coach Sean Payton’s appeal of a season-long suspension. Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Part of the reason the New Orleans Saints were punished so severely for their bounty system could be, as Commissioner Roger Goodell indicated when explaining his decision, that nothing is as critical for the league right now as the safety of players and real concern about concussions. Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Need Steelers Tickets? Fulfill your…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** On Wednesday afternoon, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell notified the New Orleans Saints of the discipline to be imposed on team management for violating the league’s “bounty” rule.To summarize, the … Source: Pittsburgh Steelers : News Shop Pittsburgh Steelers Gear
The NFL’s investigation that found the New Orleans Saints paid bounties to players for knocking opponents out of games is far from over. Source: post-gazette.com – Steelers/NFL Get your Steelers Fathead!
New Orleans Saints players and at least one assistant coach maintained a bounty pool of up to $ 50,000 the past three seasons to reward game-ending injuries inflicted on opposing players, including quarterbacks Brett Favre and Kurt Warner, the NFL said Friday. Source: post-gazette.com – Steelers/NFL