New Orleans Saints News and Rumors
Source: Tagliabue bounty ruling coming TuesdayNEW ORLEANS (AP) -- More than nine months after the NFL first disclosed its bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints, four players will finally get a ruling on whether their initial suspensions are upheld, reduced or thrown out. |
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Jonathan Bales, nytimes.com It isn't often that you fool a quarterback like the Saints' Drew Brees, but it appears the Giants did just that on a key play to open the second half. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue is expected to announce on Tuesday his decision on the appeals for four players suspended in the Saints bounty case. But that doesn’t mean this whole thing is over. Reports from the Associated Press and New Orleans… |
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New Orleans Saints interim coach Joe Vitt says the team is treading into unfamiliar territoryDec 10, 2012
Katherine Terrell, nola.com Being out of the playoff conversation something new for these Saints |
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Ahmad Bradshaw having MRI, other tests on kneeDec 10, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Running back Ahmad Bradshaw left Sunday’s win over the Saints briefly with a left knee injury, but it wasn’t a big of topic of conversation after Bradshaw returned to the game and David Wilson stole all of the attention paid to the Giants backfield wi… |
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Drew Brees struggling on deep throwsDec 10, 2012
For almost all of his tenure with the New Orleans Saints, Drew Brees has been one of the NFL’s most efficient quarterbacks. But it hasn’t been that way the last three games. In losses to the Giants, Falcons and 49ers, Brees has been intercepted nine t… |
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Katherine Terrell, nola.com The Saints lost to the New York Giants, 52-27, likely ending their playoff chances. |
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Saints loss embarrassing, but not unusual this yearDec 10, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com When the Saints won five of six games to get back to .500 on the season, it became fashionable to mark them a dangerous team, pushing for a playoff berth. But a three-game losing streak that follow has revealed them for what they are, a flawed team that… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com On Sunday morning, details were incomplete regarding the offer made by the NFL to settle the bounty suspensions short of a decision from former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. The story from ESPN has since been updated to reflect the terms offered to Saint… |
