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Vilma advances defamation case, Brees blasts NFL
One day after his suspension in the NFL's bounty probe was overturned, Jonathan Vilma moved forward with his defamation claims against Commissioner ...
Goodell: Bounty players should be punished
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he "fundamentally disagrees" with former league boss Paul Tagliabue's decision not to discipline players in the ...
Williams testified he wanted to stop bounties
Former New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams testified that he tried to shut down the team's bounty system when the NFL began investigating ...
Saints' suspensions tossed out in bounty case
Finding fault with nearly everyone tied to the New Orleans Saints' bounty case, from the coaches to Roger Goodell, former NFL Commissioner Paul ...
Tagliabue overturns Goodell on Saints suspensions
In a sharp rebuke to his successor's handling of the NFL's bounty investigation, former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue overturned the suspensions of four ...
AP source: Tagliabue bounty ruling coming Tuesday
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue will rule Tuesday afternoon on the latest round of player appeals in the NFL's bounty probe, and any potential ...
Vilma's testimony ends latest bounty hearings
The latest round of appeal hearings in the NFL's bounty investigation concluded Monday evening following witness appearances by former Minnesota ...
'Not awkward': Vilma, Smith, Williams face-to-face
It had been 10 months since New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith were face to face with their former defensive ...
Falcons pick off Brees 5 times, beat Saints 23-13
Boy, did Drew Brees lay an egg against the Atlanta Falcons. Five interceptions for the first time in his career. The end of his NFL-record touchdown ...
After 1 key witness in bounty appeal, now Williams
Lawyers for players appealing NFL suspensions in the New Orleans Saints bounties case cross-examined one key witness Thursday. Now they're supposed ...
Halfway through season, NFC is dominant
Halfway through the season, something's missing — mostly — on a list of the league's elite teams. The AFC. It's difficult to make a case for including ...
Loomis returns to Saints in unsettled times
Now that New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis has returned to work, the Saints need his crisis-management skills to be sharp. The organization ...
Cowboys coach Garrett keeping focus on next game
After another close loss, the Dallas Cowboys hit the midway point of their season with only three victories. At the two-year mark of Jason Garrett's ...
Vilma gives Saints 'D emotional lift against Bucs
Inspired by Jonathan Vilma's return, New Orleans' porous defense found a way to keep Tampa Bay out of the end zone, then did it again to preserve the ...
Brees throws 4 TDs, Saints hang on to beat Bucs
A chipper Jonathan Vilma gave New Orleans' struggling defense an emotional lift, while Drew Brees did the rest for the suddenly resurgent Saints.
4 players file bounty appeals to NFL
All four players punished in the NFL's bounty investigation have filed appeals with the league. People familiar with the situation say the players ...
Brees sets record, Saints upend Chargers 31-24
Drew Brees threw a long touchdown pass to take ownership of another prestigious NFL passing record, hit three more scoring passes in an emotional ...
Brees sets mark, Saints beat Chargers 31-24
Drew Brees got suspended coach Sean Payton in the building, broke a prestigious NFL passing record and led New Orleans to a desperately needed first ...
Brees sets mark with TD pass in 48th straight game
Drew Brees set an NFL record Sunday night with touchdown passes in 48 straight games, breaking a mark set by Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas ...
Brees: Payton, Vitt, Loomis part of TD record
As far as Drew Brees is concerned, Sean Payton, Mickey Loomis and Joe Vitt all have played an important role in putting him in position to break ...
Calif. kids' football team hit with bounty scandal
In a pee-wee version of the NFL's bounty scandal, the head coach and league president of an Orange County children's football team have been suspended ...