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Nothing says 'I'm sick of this shit' quite like notifying SportsCenter of Jonathan Vilma's year-long suspension before notifying Jonathan Vilma of Jonathan Vilma's year-long suspension. Amazing work, NFL. I salute you.
I never set out to intentionally hurt any player and never enticed any teammate to intentionally hurt another player ... I also never put any money into a bounty pool or helped to create a bounty pool intended to pay out money for injuring other players.
Roger Goodell has refused to share any of the supposed evidence he claims supports this unprecedented punishmentMore quotes »
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Jonathan Vilma sues NFL's Roger Goodell for defamation
filed in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Thursday boils the conflict down to two men:"Jonathan Vilma, plaintiff, v. Roger Goodell , defendant."Vilma, who has been suspended for the season after the league found that he Read more »
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Vilma appeals suspension
Vilma appealed his full-season suspension and is looking for someone other than commissioner Roger Goodell to hear that appeal.The Saints linebacker who was found to be a ringleader in the team's bounty violations according to an NFL investigation, filed papers Read more »
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NFL attorney: Bounty sanctions justified
there was overwhelming evidence that merited the strong sanctions imposed by commissioner Roger Goodell .Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended for the entire 2012 season, and three other players from those teams were given lesser suspensions as a Read more »
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NFL suspends four Saints for bounties; Jonathan Vilma gets 1-year ban
program have been suspended by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell , the league announced Wednesday. Middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended the entire season, while defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, now with the Green Bay Packers , was suspended eight Read more »
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Jonathan Vilma: NFL wouldn’t give me evidence
Images Jonathan Vilma says Roger Goodell’s refusal to show him evidence of his activities in the Saints bounty program is the reason why he didn’t speak to league’s investigators about it. “We asked for evidence and he wouldn’t give it to us,” Vilma told Ian 5/31/12 from MSNBC Sports Read more »
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Goodell granted 21-day delay for response
Goodell has been granted a 21-day delay for responding to a defamation lawsuit filed against him by Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma. The delay is considered routine, and Goodell's lawyers now must respond by July 5 in U.S. District Court in New Orleans. The 5/31/12 from Buffalo News Read more »
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Jonathan Vilma wants to see NFL's 'bounty' evidence
ORLEANS -- Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma said Thursday that he wouldn't cooperate with the NFL's investigation into his team's "bounty" system because Commissioner Roger Goodell refused to show him the evidence of his alleged wrongdoing. 5/31/12 from National Football League | NFL.com Read more »
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Goodell Confident Bounty Hunting No Longer Issue
draft picks, not to mention suspensions for several current and former Saints players. Current Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended for the upcoming season, while defensive end Will Smith got a four-game punishment. Green Bay defensive end Anthony from ABC News Read more »
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Judge grants Goodell added time to answer Vilma lawsuit
Roger Goodell will get some extra time to respond to a lawsuit filed against him by New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that the NFL plans to make public the evidence that bounties were paid by New Orleans from WDSU New Orleans Read more »
