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Paul Tagliabue vacates all player penalties in New Orleans Saint

Posted: 12/11/2012 12:25 PM

Paul Tagliabue vacates all player penalties in New Orleans Saint 

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Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue made a drastic change in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal as the NFL announced all suspensions and penalties for Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith, along with former linebacker Scott Fujita and defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove have been vacated.


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Last edited 12/11/2012 12:35 PM by LSUFAN44
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Posted: 12/11/2012 3:45 PM

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''My affirmation of Commissioner Goodell's findings could certainly justify the issuance of fines. However, this entire case has been contaminated by the coaches and others in the Saints' organization,'' the ruling said.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/s...pensions-121112

From what I get, they're saying that the Saints are still guilty, but they can't proove it.
There are over 2870 religions on Planet Earth.  What makes yours the right one?
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Posted: 12/11/2012 4:02 PM

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What they're saying is that the NFL screwed up...but don't wanna make Goodell look like an ass....so they decided to vacate the suspensions and use some excuse as to why...
 Cmon...Bring It
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Posted: 12/11/2012 4:15 PM

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I'm wondering if we'll get our draft picks back ? noideanoideanoidea
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Posted: 12/11/2012 4:49 PM

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LSUFAN44 wrote: I'm wondering if we'll get our draft picks back ? noideanoideanoidea
They said no and still blame the organization for misconduct. 

They site that the Organization still provided a culture for this activity and that the players participated in the pay-for-performance.  That pay-for-performance did celebrate big hits some of which could have resulted in injuries.

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Posted: 12/12/2012 8:57 AM

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bubbamoniz wrote: What they're saying is that the NFL screwed up...but don't wanna make Goodell look like an ass....so they decided to vacate the suspensions and use some excuse as to why...
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Posted: 12/12/2012 9:00 AM

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the NFL torpedoed the Saints... here's hoping Vilma's lawsuit continues to go through
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