Saints players win appeal; can play this Sunday

[Edward]

that is all

Goodell has some explaining to do.

[djohn2oo8]

Goodell castrated in front of the world.

[Darth_Pelican]

:lmao Goodell thinking he is God

Welcome to the real law. I hope he resigns.

[djohn2oo8]

:lmao Goodell thinking he is God

Welcome to the real law. I hope he resigns.

His credibility is gone. He will have no real authority of any other infractions.

[Darth_Pelican]

If I were Sean Payton, I would be on the phone with my attorneys right now trying to figure out how to get him resinstated as well.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Boom. Headshot.

[BRHornet45]

F'N right sons!

Roger Goodell is a disgraceful piece of shit who never had a leg to stand on with this scam from the start. His ass should be fired on the spot for attempting to ruin the reputations of others just to make himself look powerful and to create a storyline. Sure he may be laughing all the way to the bank with his absurd salary, but that son of a bitch will get his one day.

[leemajors]

fire the commissioner of the most insanely profitable sports league on the planet :lmao the looming head injury apocalypse lawsuit has a much better chance of unseating him

[symple19]

great news :tu

[JoeTait75]

fire the commissioner of the most insanely profitable sports league on the planet :lmao the looming head injury apocalypse lawsuit has a much better chance of unseating him

The NFL would be the most profitable sports league on the planet even if Roger Goodell had never existed, tbh.

[Edward]

The NFL would be the most profitable sports league on the planet even if Roger Goodell had never existed, tbh.
This.

I laugh when fans of small market NBA teams say, "If the NBA had a hard cap and parity like the NFL it'd be as popular as the NFL!"

[symple19]

This.

I laugh when fans of small market NBA teams say, "If the NBA had a hard cap and parity like the NFL it'd be as popular as the NFL!"

I doubt it would as popular as the NFL but it would be a far more entertaining league

[leemajors]

The NFL would be the most profitable sports league on the planet even if Roger Goodell had never existed, tbh.

True, but have the owners indicated any sort of displeasure with Goodell?

[leemajors]

On September 14, 2012, Gregg Williams executed a written declaration detailing and confirming much of the information previously referenced by the NFL regarding the New Orleans Saints bounty program, including the $10,000 pledge.

Specifically, in this new document Williams states, under penalty of perjury, that the bounty program was initially player-run and "very informal" before he took over and organized the program in 2009. Williams also says, under penalty of perjury, that Jonathan Vilma and fellow defensive captain Will Smith initially funded the 2009 bounty pool, or "kitty." Williams explained to Vilma and Smith that he would be taking it over and giving it more of a structure and that both Vilma and Smith were on board with his program.

Williams spends a significant portion of the unsworn document declaring exactly what the NFL wants him to, most likely in the hopes of reinstatement by cooperation. He also defines terms like "cart-offs" and "knock outs," which is fun for a football fan to read in a legal document, but mostly, he gave Jonathan Vilma exactly what he's been asking for when he claims that there is no evidence of a bounty. From paragraph 12, of the declaration:

The Saints reached the playoffs during the 2009 season and ultimately won the Super Bowl in February 2010. The pay-for-performance pool continued to operate during the 2009 NFL season playoffs. During a team meeting the night before the 2009 NFC Championship Game against the Minnesota Vikings that was played in January 2010, Mr. Vilma addressed the defensive players and coaches (including me) who were present and pledged $10,000 to any player who knocked Brett Favre out of the game. I was never given any money because of a pledge related to the injury of a particular player, because I only administered funds related to the pay for performance pool. Brett Favre was not knocked out of our game against the Vikings, so I assume the money was not paid to anyone.

The declaration was provided to Vilma this afternoon when meeting with Roger Goodell to discuss his temporarily lifted suspension.


http://deadspin.com/5944046/under-penalty-of-perjury-gregg-williams-says-jonathan-vilma-pledged-10000-to-knock-out-brett-favre-in-2009-nfc-championship-game

[DPG21920]

:lol

[Trainwreck2100]

welp, if true, looks like spags is gonna be permanent DC cause nobody is going to work for a narc